Hepatitis B virus precore mutant infection is associated with severe recurrent disease after liver transplantation.

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Hepatitis B virus precore mutant infection is associated with severe recurrent disease after liver transplantation.

Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 1995

Angus P W, Locarnini S A, McCaughan G W, Jones R M, McMillan J S, Bowden D S

Abstract excerpt

The factors that predispose patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatitis B virus (HBV) disease to severe recurrence of infection are unclear. In this study we examined the effect of pretransplantation infection with HBV and precore variant strains of HBV on posttransplantation outcome...

Topics

Cholestasis
DNA, Viral
Graft Rejection
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B Core Antigens
Humans
Liver Transplantation
Mutation
Postoperative Period
Recurrence
Survival Analysis

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