title: Liver biopsy is essential in anti-HCV (+) renal transplant patients irrespective of liver function tests and serology for HCV.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Transplantation and Pathology, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boletis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delladetsima
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Psimenou
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vafiadi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tzala
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katsoulidou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kostakis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hatzakis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vosnides
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D001483:Base Sequence; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017931:DNA Primers; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000473:pathology* / Q000502:physiology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase