Recurrent hepatitis C in liver allografts: Early histologic indicators

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 197-204

  Khettry, Urmila ^a,b   Robiou, Cristian ^a   Jenkins, Roger L ^a   Loda, Massimo ^a   Lewis, W David ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Liver transplant; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KUPFFER CELL; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER NECROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031771211     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689699800600403     Document Type: Article

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