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Severity of liver disease in liver transplantation recipients with hepatitis C virus infection: relationship to genotype and level of viremia.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 1996
Zhou S, Terrault N A, Ferrell L, Hahn J A, Lau J Y, Simmonds P, Roberts J P, Lake J R, Ascher N L, Wright T L
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Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b has been reported to be associated with more severe posttransplantation liver disease than infection with non-1b genotypes. To address this issue, we evaluated the outcome in 124 patients who underwent liver transplantation for chronic HCV infection. The HCV genotype and/or serotype responsible for infection was determined by four different methods. HCV RNA was...
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