Hepatitis C virus Genotypes and reinfection of the graft during long term follow-up in 35 liver transplant recipients

Transplant International

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Caccamo, Lucio ^a   Gridelli, Bruno ^a   Sampietro, Maurizio ^a   Melada, Ernesto ^a   Doglia, Maurizio ^a   Lunghi, Giovanna ^b   Corbetta, Noemi ^a   Rossi, Giorgio ^a   Colledan, Michele ^a   Fassati, Luigi Rainero ^a   Fiorelli, Gemino ^a   Galmarini, Dinangelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Liver transplantation; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 16144363045     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.1996.tb01610.x     Document Type: Article

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