This case report describes a patient who underwent liver transplantation for HCV cirrhosis for hepatocellular carcinoma. At 3.5 years post transplant, 6 cm tumor was found with CT scanning. With microsatellite analysis it was determined that the tumor was of donor origin. The patient underwent succe
Detection of circulating donor deoxyribonucleic acid by microsatellite analysis in a liver transplant recipient
โ Scribed by Burt, Michael ;Jazwinska, Elizabeth ;Lynch, Stephen ;Kerlin, Paul ;Gill, Devinder ;Steadman, Charles ;Jonsson, Julie ;Strong, Russell ;Powell, Elizabeth
- Book ID
- 102471727
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 330 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1074-3022
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