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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;11(Suppl 15):S1942-S1946.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.08.27.

Expanding the donor pool for lung transplantation using HCV-positive donors

Hrishikesh S Kulkarni  1 , Kevin M Korenblat  2 , Daniel Kreisel  3
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Editorial

Expanding the donor pool for lung transplantation using HCV-positive donors

Hrishikesh S Kulkarni et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Sep.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Heart and Lung Transplants from HCV-Infected Donors to Uninfected Recipients.
    Woolley AE, Singh SK, Goldberg HJ, Mallidi HR, Givertz MM, Mehra MR, Coppolino A, Kusztos AE, Johnson ME, Chen K, Haddad EA, Fanikos J, Harrington DP, Camp PC, Baden LR; DONATE HCV Trial Team. Woolley AE, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Apr 25;380(17):1606-1617. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1812406. Epub 2019 Apr 3. N Engl J Med. 2019. PMID: 30946553 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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