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Identifying the superior measure of rapid fibrosis for predicting premature cirrhosis after liver transplantation for hepatitis C.
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society - 1 Dec 2013
Howell J, Sawhney R, Angus P, Fink M, Jones R, Wang B Z, Visvanathan K, Crowley P, Gow P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence post liver transplant is universal, with a subgroup of patients developing rapid hepatic fibrosis. Various clinical definitions of rapid fibrosis (RF) have been used to identify risks for rapid progression, but their comparability and efficacy at predicting adverse outcomes has not been determined. METHODS: Retrospective data analysis was conducted on 100 adult...
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