High prevalence of hepatitis G virus after liver transplantation without apparent influence on long-term graft function

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 921-925

  Haagsma, Elizabeth B ^a   Cuypers, H Theo M ^b   Gouw, Annette S H ^a   Sjerps, Margret C ^b   Huizenga, Johannes R ^a   Slooff, Maarten J H ^a   Jansen, Peter L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

hepatitis G virus; HGV RNA; liver histology; liver transplantation; prevalence

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0030909047     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80261-9     Document Type: Article

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