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High incidence of allograft cirrhosis in hepatitis C virus genotype 1b infection following transplantation: relationship with rejection episodes.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 1999
Prieto M, Berenguer M, Rayón J M, Córdoba J, Argüello L, Carrasco D, García-Herola A, Olaso V, De Juan M, Gobernado M, Mir J, Berenguer J
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The natural history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection following liver transplantation and predictors of disease severity remain controversial. The aims of the study were to assess in a homogeneous population of 81 cyclosporine-based HCV-infected liver transplant recipients mostly infected with genotype 1b and undergoing strict protocol annual biopsies: 1) the histological progression of posttransplantation HCV...
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