Impact of hepatitis C virus seropositivity on survival after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies

Background Because hepatitis C virus infection causes hepatic and immunological dysfunction, we hypothesized that seropositivity for this virus could be associated with increased non-relapse mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Design and Methods We performed a case-con...

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Published in:Haematologica
Main Authors: Carlos A. Ramos, Rima M. Saliba, Leandro de Pádua, Ola Khorshid, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Sergio Giralt, Poliana A. Patah, Chitra M. Hosing, Uday R. Popat, Gabriela Rondon, Issa F. Khouri, Yago L. Nieto, Richard E. Champlin, Marcos de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2009-02-01
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/5164