Post-liver transplantation graft biopsies should not be used to assess the IL28B donor genotype in HCV recipients

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1422-

  Donato, Maria Francesca ^a   Galmozzi, Enrico ^a   Rigamonti, Cristina ^a   Aghemo, Alessio ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 28B;

DONOR; GENOTYPE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 84861193913     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.11.025     Document Type: Letter

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