Open AccessRacial Differences in Fibrosis Progression After HCV-Related Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Jennifer E. Layden,
Scott J. Cotler,
Kimberly Brown,
Michael R. Lucey,
Helen S. Te,
Sheila Eswaran,
Claus J. Fimmel,
Thomas J. Layden,
Nina M. Clark
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e318253f7fa
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrosis , gastroenterology , liver transplantation , liver disease , transplantation , odds ratio , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , immunology , virus
Black recipients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) have decreased patient and graft survival compared with white recipients, a finding that is primarily limited to black recipients of livers from white donors. The cause(s) for these discrepant outcomes are unclear but may be related to HCV disease recurrence. The rates of HCV-related disease recurrence and liver fibrosis progression among black and white liver transplant recipients have not been investigated.