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Hepatitis C Virus
New findings from P. Hytiroglou and co-authors in the area of hepatitis C virus published
July 13th, 2009
"This long-term study aimed to evaluate recurrence and evolution of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We reviewed ''blindly'' allograft biopsy specimens of women who underwent transplantation for PBC (n = 84), and women who received a transplant for chronic hepatitis C virus infection (CHCV ) (n = 108)," scientists in the United States report. "All needle liver biopsy specimens obtained more than 6 months post-OLT were examined, including 83 specimens from 44 PBC patients and 152 specimens from 58 CHCV patients. Granulomatous destructive cholangitis was found in five biopsies from four PBC patients (P = 0.0048)....
Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2009-07-13)
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