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Genetic determinants of idiopathic noncirrhotic portal hypertension in HIV-infected patients.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Apr 2013
Vispo Eugenia, Cevik Muge, Rockstroh Juergen K, Barreiro Pablo, Nelson Mark, Scourfield Andrew, Boesecke Christoph, Wasmuth Jan-Christian, Soriano Vincent
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Cases of NCPH have been reported in HIV-negative individuals as result of treatment with thiopurines for leukemia or inflammatory bowel disease. Exposure to didanosine, which is also a purine analogue, predisposes to NCPH in the HIV setting. However, it...
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