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PNPLA3 as a liver steatosis risk factor following living‐donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C
2 Jun 2017
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Liver steatosis frequently occurs following liver transplantation (LT) and can affect patient outcome. Here, we aimed to clarify the steatosis and steatohepatitis risk factors that apply after living-donor LT for chronic hepatitis C. METHODS: We retrospectively examined 43 transplant recipients and donors, and tested for single nucleotide polymorphisms in the PNPLA3 gene. Liver biopsies taken 1 year after...
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