title: Genetic diversity of hepatitis C virus predicts recurrent disease after liver transplantation.
abstract: Approximately 20% of patients receiving liver transplants for end-stage hepatitis C rapidly develop severe allograph fibrosis within the first 24 months after transplant. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) variants were studied in 56 genotype-1-infected subjects with end-stage hepatitis C disease at the time before and 12 months after liver transplant, and post-transplant outcome was followed with serial liver biopsies. In 15 cases, pre-transplant HCV genetic diversity was studied in detail in liver (n=15), serum (n=15), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (n=13), and perihepatic lymph nodes (n=10). Our results revealed that pre-transplant HCV genetic diversity predicted the histological outcome of recurrent hepatitis C disease after transplant. Mild disease recurrence after transplant was significantly associated with higher genetic diversity and greater diversity changes between the pre- and post-transplant time points (p=0.004). Meanwhile, pre-transplant genetic differences between serum and liver were related to a higher likelihood of development of mild recurrent disease after transplant (p=0.039).
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Feuerborn
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McArdle
authors.forename: Kirubeal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bekele
authors.forename: Sampa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Carithers
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Gretch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000601:surgery / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000821:virology; D008099:Liver / Q000821:virology; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D012008:Recurrence; D044967:Serum / Q000821:virology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral
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