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Relationship between the interleukin-28b gene polymorphism and the histological severity of hepatitis C virus-induced graft inflammation and the response to antiviral therapy after liver transplantation.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Mar 2011
Eurich Dennis, Boas-Knoop Sabine, Ruehl Martin, Schulz Maria, Carrillo Esperanza D, Berg Thomas, Neuhaus Ruth, Neuhaus Peter, Neumann Ulf Peter, Bahra Marcus
Abstract excerpt
Up to 30% of liver transplants will develop graft cirrhosis within 5 years after liver transplantation (LT) due to recurrent HCV-infection forwarding accelerated graft damage. Genetic variants of cytokines involved in the immune response may contribute to the degree of graft inflammation, fibrosis progression, and antiviral therapy outcome. The aim of our study was to analyze biochemical and histological...
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