Early tolerance in pediatric liver allograft recipients.
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چکیده
The authors report on six pediatric liver transplant recipients for whom allograft tolerance occurred shortly after transplantation (ie, less than 1.5 years). All the patients had associated life-threatening viral complications. They are currently immunocompetent. The tolerant state may be related to the development of a TH2 cytokine pattern.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of pediatric surgery
دوره 29 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994