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Unexpected maintenance of hepatitis C viral diversity following liver transplantation.
Journal of virology - 1 Aug 2012
Gray Rebecca R, Strickland Samantha L, Veras Nazle M, Goodenow Maureen M, Pybus Oliver G, Lemon Stanley M, Fried Michael W, Nelson David R, Salemi Marco
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to liver cirrhosis in up to 20% of individuals, often requiring liver transplantation. Although the new liver is known to be rapidly reinfected, the dynamics and source of the reinfecting virus(es) are unclear, resulting in some confusion concerning the relationship between clinical outcome and viral characteristics. To clarify the dynamics of liver reinfection,...
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