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The impact of liver transplantation on the phenotype of primary biliary cirrhosis patients in the UK-PBC cohort.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jul 2013
Pells Greta, Mells George F, Carbone Marco, Newton Julia L, Bathgate Andrew J, Burroughs Andrew K, Heneghan Michael A, Neuberger James M, Day Darren B, Ducker Samantha J, Sandford Richard N, Alexander Graeme J, Jones David E J
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Liver transplantation improves survival in end-stage primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), but the benefit for systemic symptoms including fatigue is less clear. The aim of this study was to utilise the comprehensive UK-PBC Research Cohort, including 380 post-transplant patients and 2300 non-transplanted patients, to answer key questions regarding transplantation for PBC. METHODS: Cross-sectional...
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