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Epstein-Barr virus gene expression and latent membrane protein 1 gene polymorphism in pediatric liver transplant recipients.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2011
Kasztelewicz Beata, Jankowska Irena, Pawłowska Joanna, Teisseyre Joanna, Dzierżanowska-Fangrat Katarzyna
Abstract excerpt
Immunosuppressed pediatric transplant recipients are at risk of developing Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated complications (such as post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders). Monitoring of the EBV DNA level in blood alone has a low predictive value for the post-transplant course of EBV infection and its complications. Therefore, additional prognostic markers are widely sought. The study aim was to analyze...
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