Equal outcome of living-related liver transplantation for Wilson's disease from heterozygote and nonheterozygote donors: A report of a brother and sister

From: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences | Date: May 1, 2007| Author: El-Ansary, Adel; El-Serafy, Magdy; Esmat, Gamal; Kamel, Refaat; Nomachi, Shosuke; Refaat, Samy; Tanaka, Koishi; El-Karaksy, Hanaa | Copyright information

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Liver transplantation is indicated for fulminant form and end-stage liver disease known as Wilson's disease (WD).face=+Superscript; [1]face=-Superscript; T.H., a 43-year-old Libyan male; and his sister N.H., a 35-year-old Libyan female, were diagnosed with WD in their early teens. They developed end-stage liver disease in the fifth and fourth decade of their life respectively and were referred to our hospital for living-related liver transplantation (LRLT). Both were neurological...

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