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Study concludes no racial disparities in long-term outcomes in recipients of liver transplants

Published in Blood Weekly, June 5th, 2008

CHICAGO (May 19, 2008) – New research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows long-term survival and liver rejection rates are equivalent for African-American liver transplant patients as compared with patients of other races. The study also suggests that although other factors such as liver cancer or hepatitis may negatively influence long-term survival, race does not.

Racial disparities in incidence, severity, methods of treatment and access to care have previously been shown in a variety of diseases, including liver disease. African-American patients appear to be underrepresented among liver transplantation recipients. In 2005, for...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2008-06-05)

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