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Pretransplant virological markers hepatitis C virus genotype and viremia level are not helpful in predicting individual outcome after orthotopic liver transplantation.
Transplantation - 27 Jul 1998
Berg T, Hopf U, Bechstein W O, Müller A R, Fukumoto T, Neuhaus R, Lobeck H, Neuhaus P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recurrence of hepatitis C viremia after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is nearly universal, leading to variable outcome from no to severe recurrent disease. In the present study, the prognostic relevance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes and viremia for the development and severity of graft hepatitis was investigated. METHODS: A total of 79 patients with chronic hepatitis C who could be...
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