Transplant Medicine
Advanced donor age worsens outcomes after liver transplantation for hepatitis C
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, September 26th, 2005
"The association between donor age and the severity of recurrent hepatitis C and whether there is any donor age above which severity of recurrence increases significantly were analyzed. A total of 131 liver grafts of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected recipients were selected for the study," scientists writing in the journal Transplant International report.
"Distribution of donor age was compared between grafts with and without severe recurrence. The risk of developing severe recurrence as well as the hepatitis-free, severe hepatitis-free, and HCV-related graft...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-09-26)
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