Liver biopsy is essential in anti-HCV (+) renal transplant patients irrespective of liver function tests and serology for HCV

Transplant Proc. 1995 Feb;27(1):945-7.

Authors

J Boletis¹, J Delladetsima, E Psimenou, I Vafiadi, E Tzala, A Katsoulidou, A Kostakis, A Hatzakis, G Vosnides

Affiliation

¹ Division of Nephrology, Transplantation and Pathology, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 7533439

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Alanine Transaminase / blood
Aspartate Aminotransferases / blood
Base Sequence
Biopsy, Needle
Chronic Disease
DNA Primers
Hepacivirus / isolation & purification*
Hepatitis Antibodies / blood
Hepatitis C / diagnosis*
Hepatitis C / pathology
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Humans
Kidney Transplantation / pathology*
Kidney Transplantation / physiology
Liver / pathology*
Liver / virology
Liver Function Tests
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / pathology
Postoperative Complications / virology

Substances

DNA Primers
Hepatitis Antibodies
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Aspartate Aminotransferases
Alanine Transaminase