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Review
. 2004 Jul 1;10(13):1857-61.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i13.1857.

Cytomegalovirus and chronic allograft rejection in liver transplantation

Liang-Hui Gao  1 , Shu-Sen Zheng
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Review

Cytomegalovirus and chronic allograft rejection in liver transplantation

Liang-Hui Gao et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains one of the most frequent viral infections and the most common cause of death after liver transplantation (LT). Chronic allograft liver rejection remains the major obstacle to long-term allograft survival and CMV infection is one of the suggested risk factors for chronic allograft rejection. The precise relationship between cytomegalovirus and chronic rejection remains uncertain. This review addresses the morbidity of cytomegalovirus infection and the risk factors associated with it, the relationship between cytomegalovirus and chronic allograft liver rejection and the potential mechanisms of it.

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