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A longitudinal analysis of hepatitis C virus replication following liver transplantation.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jan 1996
Gane E J, Naoumov N V, Qian K P, Mondelli M U, Maertens G, Portmann B C, Lau J Y, Williams R
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The pathogenesis of graft injury in liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains poorly understood. In this study, the relationship between HCV replication, genotype, and the evolution of graft damage was investigated. METHODS: HCV RNA was quantified in 184 protocol sera from 25 patients transplanted for HCV cirrhosis. HCV isolates were genotyped, and...
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