Why the study?
Does Torque Teno Virus (TTV) infection cause liver damage in liver transplanted patients?
Population
25 patients evaluated before and after liver transplant (LT) and 80 healthy subjects as controls
Comparison
Liver transplantation and subsequent… vs Healthy controls and pre-transplant status
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months post-transplant
Authors
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TTV monitoring not indicated for post-LT liver injury assessment; leaves open its role in other transplant outcomes.
Does Torque Teno Virus (TTV) infection cause liver damage in liver transplanted patients?
Torque Teno Virus prevalence and viral load increase after liver transplantation but do not appear to cause biochemical or histological liver damage.
Burra et al. (2008) studied this question.
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