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Hepatitis B virus S mutants in liver transplant recipients who were reinfected despite hepatitis B immune globulin prophylaxis.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 1998
Ghany M G, Ayola B, Villamil F G, Gish R G, Rojter S, Vierling J M, Lok A S
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Long-term hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) has been shown to reduce hepatitis B virus (HBV) reinfection in patients transplanted for hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV S gene mutations in liver transplant recipients who developed recurrent hepatitis B desp...
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