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Apolipoprotein E polymorphism influences orthotopic liver transplantation outcomes in patients with hepatitis C virus-induced liver cirrhosis

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is responsible for a chronic liver inflammation, which may cause end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. Apolipoprotein E (protein: ApoE, gene: APOE), a key player in cholesterol metabolism, is mainly synthesized in the liver and APOE polym...

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Autores principales: Nascimento, José Carlos Rodrigues, Pereira, Lianna C, Rêgo, Juliana Magalhães C, Dias, Ronaldo P, Silva, Paulo Goberlânio B, Sobrinho, Silvio Alencar C, Coelho, Gustavo R, Brasil, Ivelise Regina C, Oliveira-Filho, Edmilson F, Owen, James S, Toniutto, Pierluigi, Oriá, Reinaldo B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7985730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33776373
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i11.1064