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Possible Association Between the Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene C677T Polymorphism and Preexisting Portal Vein Thrombosis in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Jun 2016
Kamei Hideya, Nakamura Taro, Nagai Shunji, Ishigami Masatoshi, Hamajima Nobuyuki
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OBJECTIVES: Liver transplant in patients with preexisting portal vein thrombosis involves complicated surgical procedures and increased blood loss, indicating the need for further surgical innovations to overcome these difficulties. Patients who are at high risk of developing portal vein thrombosis may benefit from prophylactic anticoagulant therapy while on the transplant wait list. Homozygosity for C677T...
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