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Some donor factors affect outcomes for HCV-positive liver transplant recipients
Published in Blood Weekly, June 25th, 2009
Two new studies address donor factors that could affect outcomes for liver transplant recipients, particularly those with chronic hepatitis C (HCV). One found that donor steatosis, or fat in the liver, does not affect liver disease progression or three-year survival in recipients with or without HCV. However, transplants from people higher on the Donor Risk Index did adversely affect the outcomes of HCV-positive recipients more than recipients without HCV.
These studies are in the June issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons.
HCV is a common cause of end-stage liver disease. It accounts for almost half of the patients...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-06-25)
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