title: Hepatitis C in liver transplant recipients.
abstract: HCV infection is commonly found in patients with chronic liver disease undergoing liver transplantation. However, the presence of antibody to HCV does not appear to be associated with the development of hepatitis posttransplant. No other risk factors were identified that appear to predispose patients to development of hepatitis in the posttransplant period, including amount of blood product exposure. The role of immunosuppression in the acquisition and expression of liver disease caused by HCV remains to be determined.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Read
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Donegan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ferrell
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galbraith
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Kuramoto
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Zeldis
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Ascher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies