Influence of rituximab therapy on hepatitis C virus RNA concentration in kidney-transplant patients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2440-

  Kamar, N ^a   Sandres Saune K ^b   Rostaing, L ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; RNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GENOTYPE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LETTER; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; REMISSION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, MURINE-DERIVED; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RNA, VIRAL; SAFETY;

EID: 34548329606     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01943.x     Document Type: Letter

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