Emerging data suggest that the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype and the precore and core promoter variants impact the outcome of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for hepatitis B. The aim of this study was to determine if there is a correlation between HBV genotype, precore and core promoter va
Antiviral therapy for pre- and post-liver transplantation patients with hepatitis B
β Scribed by Jessica Tan; Anna S.F. Lok
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 69 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.21013
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