Article
Dynamic behavior of hepatitis C virus in chronically infected patients receiving liver graft from infected donors.
Virology - 1 Jun 1996
Laskus T, Wang L F, Rakela J, Vargas H, Pinna A D, Tsamandas A C, Demetris A J, Fung J
Abstract excerpt
We studied the outcome of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in 14 patients with end-stage HCV-related liver disease who received HCV-positive liver allografts. Viral sequences specific for donor and recipient were established by direct sequencing of PCR products from the NS5 region and by single-...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Chronic Disease
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- RNA, Viral
