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Recurrence of hepatitis C virus (genotype 4) infection after living-donor liver transplant in Egyptian patients.
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Sept 2009
Yosry Ayman, Abdel-Rahman Mahasen, Esmat Gamal, El-Serafy Magdy, Omar Ashraf, Doss Waheed, Zayed Nagla, Said Mohamed, Ismail Tamer, Hosny Adel, Marawan Ebrahem, El-Malt Osama, Kamel Refaat Refaat, Hatata Yaser, El-Taweel Ahmad, Ghali Ahmad, Sabri Hussein, Kamel Sanaa, El-Gabaly Hatem
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OBJECTIVES: The recurrence of hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplant is common and may endanger both graft and patient survival. We investigated the frequency and outcome of and risk factors for the recurrence of that virus after living-donor liver transplant in hepatitis C virus positive recipients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy-four adult hepatitis C virus positive subjects were monitored for 36...
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