title: Operational tolerance after liver transplantation, more common than we think: a case report.
abstract: Operational tolerance after liver transplantation has been described in around 20% of the recipients. These patients are able to maintain a normal graft function in the absence of immunosuppressive drugs, thus being free of adverse effects that are common and frequently severe. Here we present a well-documented case of operational tolerance after liver transplantation and discuss current concepts on this topic with emphasis on recent findings that will potentially allow for identifying graft-tolerant patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Medical School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. cbenitez@med.puc.cl
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benítez
authors.forename: Juan Pablo
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Arancibia
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arrese
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soza
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jarufe
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Rosa María
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pérez-Ayuso
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance / Q000276:immunology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D023001:Transplantation Tolerance / Q000276:immunology*