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Impact of Donor and Recipient Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Living Liver Donor Transplantation for Hepatitis C.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Dec 2015
Miyaaki H, Ichikawa T, Taura N, Miuma S, Honda T, Shibata H, Soyama A, Hidaka M, Takatsuki M, Eguchi S, Nakao K
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INTRODUCTION: Recently, several studies have shown that specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) affect liver fibrosis progression in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In this study, we examined the impact of donor and recipient SNPs on the progression of fibrosis after liver transplantation for HCV infection. METHODS: This cohort study enrolled 43 patients with HCV infection who underwent...
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