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IgM anti-hepatitis C virus core antibodies as marker of recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 1998
Negro F, Giostra E, Rubbia-Brandt L, Mentha G, Colucci G, Morel P, Quadri R, Perrin L, Hadengue A
Abstract excerpt
The differential diagnosis of recurrent hepatitis C following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) may be difficult. We evaluated the diagnostic significance of IgM anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) core antibodies in 27 patients undergoing OLT because of HCV-associated cirrhosis. Serial serum samples collected before and after OLT were tested for the presence of IgM anti-HCV core antibodies. Results were...
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