Baby Steps: Understanding Allograft Fibrosis in Pediatric Liver Transplantation

Wesley Dixon¹, Emily R Perito^{2

3}, Sandy Feng⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of MedicineUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCA.
² Department of PediatricsUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCA.
³ Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCA.
⁴ Department of SurgeryDivision of TransplantationUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCA.

Editorial

Wesley Dixon et al. Liver Transpl. 2022 Feb.

. 2022 Feb;28(2):161-163.

doi: 10.1002/lt.26294. Epub 2021 Oct 4.

Wesley Dixon¹, Emily R Perito^{2

3}, Sandy Feng⁴

¹ School of MedicineUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCA.
² Department of PediatricsUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCA.
³ Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCA.
⁴ Department of SurgeryDivision of TransplantationUniversity of California San FranciscoSan FranciscoCA.

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Allograft Fibrosis After Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Evolution.
Angelico R, Spada M, Liccardo D, Pedini D, Grimaldi C, Pietrobattista A, Basso MS, Della Corte C, Mosca A, Saffioti MC, Alaggio R, Maggiore G, Candusso M, Francalanci P. Angelico R, et al. Liver Transpl. 2022 Feb;28(2):280-293. doi: 10.1002/lt.26218. Epub 2021 Jul 31. Liver Transpl. 2022. PMID: 34164907

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