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Transplantation of hepatitis B surface antigen–positive livers into hepatitis B virus–positive recipients and the role of hepatitis delta coinfection†

  1. Alessandro Franchello1,
  2. Valeria Ghisetti2,‡,*,
  3. Alfredo Marzano1,
  4. Renato Romagnoli1,
  5. Mauro Salizzoni1

Article first published online: 20 JUL 2005

DOI: 10.1002/lt.20471

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Liver Transplantation

Liver Transplantation

Volume 11, Issue 8, pages 922–928, August 2005

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Franchello, A., Ghisetti, V., Marzano, A., Romagnoli, R. and Salizzoni, M. (2005), Transplantation of hepatitis B surface antigen–positive livers into hepatitis B virus–positive recipients and the role of hepatitis delta coinfection. Liver Transpl, 11: 922–928. doi: 10.1002/lt.20471

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  1. 1

    Liver Transplantation Centre, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy

  2. 2

    Laboratory of Microbiology, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy

  1. ‡

    Telephone: 0039 011 633 4371; FAX: 0039 011 633 5194

*Laboratory of Microbiology, Molinette Hospital, Corso Bramante 88 / 90, 10126 Torino, Italy

  1. †

    See Editorial on Page 875

  2. ‡

    Telephone: 0039 011 633 4371; FAX: 0039 011 633 5194

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 JUL 2005
  2. Article first published online: 20 JUL 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 1 APR 2005
  4. Manuscript Received: 2 NOV 2004

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