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Immunosuppression in pediatric liver transplantation: Are little people different?

✍ Scribed by Anil Dhawan

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Weight: 101 KB
Volume: 17
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22422

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✦ Synopsis

The pediatric population has many physiological differences that can significantly alter the pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenomic disposition in terms of Abbreviations: EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; LT, liver transplantation; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil.

Potential conflict of interest: Unrestricted educational grants from Roche, Astellas, Novartis and Wyeth laboratories.

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