Article
The influence of hepatitis C virus genotypes on the outcome of liver transplantation.
Liver transplantation and surgery : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Jan 1998
Vargas H E, Laskus T, Wang L F, Radkowski M, Poutous A, Lee R, Demetris J A, Gayowski T, Marino I R, Singh N, Dodson F, Casavilla A, Fung J J, Rakela J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to report the influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and HLA matches on the outcome of liver transplantation, hepatitis recurrence, and progression to cirrhosis after transplantation. METHODS: HCV genotypes were determined from pretransplantation sera...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Recurrence
- Survival Rate
- Treatment Outcome