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Relationship between hepatitis C genotype and severity of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation.
Transplantation - 27 May 1997
Gordon F D, Poterucha J J, Germer J, Zein N N, Batts K P, Gross J B, Wiesner R, Persing D
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BACKGROUND: Recurrence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection after liver transplantation is universal, but the relationship between hepatitis C genotype and posttransplant outcome has been controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between hepatitis C genotype on posttransplant frequency of recurrent hepatitis, histologic severity of recurrence, and progression to cirrhosis. METHODS: We...
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