Antiviral therapy in patients with HCV-cirrhosis

The main cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer in the western world is Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Liver transplantation is the only effective treatment once the disease is decompensated. In viremic patients who undergo transplantation, disease recurrence is universal resulting in the dev...

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Main Authors: Josep Melero, Marina Berenguer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-10-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119317417