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• Hepatitis C.

  Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of end-stage liver disease worldwide and the most common indication for liver transplantation in the United…

  Authors: Patrizia Burra

  Source: Seminars in liver disease. 2009 Feb

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• HLA-DRB1 donor-recipient mismatch affects the outcome of hepatitis C disease recurrence after liver transplantation.

  BACKGROUND & AIMS: This study extends our previously reported observations that various immunological factors are associated with the occurrence of hi…

  Authors: Luca Saverio Belli, Patrizia Burra, Francesca Poli, Alberto Battista Alberti, Enrico Silini, Claudio Zavaglia, Stefano Fagiuoli, Daniela Prando, Alejandro Espadas de Arias, Sara Boninsegna,…

  Source: Gastroenterology. 2006 Mar

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• A significant proportion of myofibroblasts are of bone marrow origin in human liver fibrosis.

  BACKGROUND & AIMS: Myofibroblasts of bone marrow origin have recently been found in a number of parenchymal organs such as the gut and kidney. We have…

  Authors: Stuart J Forbes, Francesco P Russo, Virginia Rey, Patrizia Burra, Massimo Rugge, Nicholas A Wright, Malcolm R Alison

  Source: Gastroenterology. 2004 Apr

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• ABO blood group-related waiting list disparities in liver transplant candidates: effect of the MELD adoption.

  BACKGROUND: Blood group O candidates remain on the waiting list for a liver transplant for a longer time than candidates of other blood groups. Herein…

  Authors: Michele Barone, Alfonso W Avolio, Alfredo Di Leo, Patrizia Burra, Antonio Francavilla

  Source: Transplantation. 2008 Mar 27

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• A randomized study on Peg-interferon alfa-2a with or without ribavirin in liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C.

  BACKGROUND/AIMS: We performed a randomized trial on pegylated interferon alfa-2a (Peg-IFNalpha) monotherapy vs Peg-IFNalpha and ribavirin in non-cirrh…

  Authors: Mario Angelico, Alessandra Petrolati, Raffaella Lionetti, Ilaria Lenci, Patrizia Burra, Maria Francesca Donato, Manuela Merli, Mario Strazzabosco, Giuseppe Tisone

  Source: Journal of hepatology. 2007 Jun

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• People's attitude toward xenotransplantation: affective reactions and the influence of the evaluation context.

  BACKGROUND: One of the major issues in transplantation is to find a strategy to overcome the scarcity of human organs. One of the interventions under …

  Authors: Enrico Rubaltelli, Patrizia Burra, Daniele Canova, Giacomo Germani, Silvia Tomat, Ermanno Ancona, Emanuele Cozzi, Rino Rumiati

  Source: Xenotransplantation. 2009 May

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• Influence of steroids on HCV recurrence after liver transplantation: A prospective study.

  BACKGROUND/AIMS: To assess the effect of long-term maintenance of steroids on HCV recurrence after liver transplantation (LT), that is still controver…

  Authors: Marco Vivarelli, Patrizia Burra, Giuliano La Barba, Daniele Canova, Marco Senzolo, Alessandro Cucchetti, Antonia D'Errico, Maria Guido, Roberto Merenda, Daniele Neri,…

  Source: Journal of hepatology. 2007 Dec

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• Sexual dysfunction after liver transplantation.

  1. The goal of liver transplantation is not only to ensure the survival of patients but also to offer patients the opportunity to achieve a good balan…

  Authors: Patrizia Burra

  Source: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society. 2009 Nov

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• Study of the microcirculation in hDAF transgenic rat livers xenoperfused with human blood.

  BACKGROUND: The microcirculation was assessed in the livers of human decay accelerating factors (hDAF) and wild-type transgenic rats by fluorescent in…

  Authors: Silvia Tomat, Francesco Paolo Russo, Maria Guido, Georgios Kechagias, Annalisa Masier, Chiara Calore, Giustina De Silvestro, Ignacio Anegon, Emanuele Cozzi, Fiorella Calabrese,…

  Source: Xenotransplantation. 2009 Mar

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• Strengthening acceptance for xenotransplantation: the case of attraction effect.

  BACKGROUND: Despite being still at the experimental level, xenotransplantation may become an effective strategy to overcome the scarcity of human orga…

  Authors: Enrico Rubaltelli, Patrizia Burra, Valentina Sartorato, Daniele Canova, Giacomo Germani, Silvia Tomat, Ermanno Ancona, Emanuele Cozzi, Rino Rumiati

  Source: Xenotransplantation. 2008 May

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