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Spring 2015
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common opportunistic post-transplant infection. Although important advances have been made in the management and prevention of post-transplant CMV, current strategies for monitoring and prevention still show significant limitations. Such gaps create opportunities...
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Development of an ex vivo assay of hepatitis C specific T-cell responses using QuantiFERON®
DownloadSpring 2011
Cellular immune responses to Hepatitis C (HCV) epitopes are crucial for successful host response to HCV infection. We investigated a platform to assess specific and global immune responses in HCV infection. We identified 57 HCV peptides from literature (24 of CD4+, 33 of CD8+ specificity) and...
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Novel Agents Inhibiting Hepatitis C Virus; Application to Prevention of Re-infection after Liver Transplantation
DownloadFall 2013
Recurrent Hepatitis C virus infection drives inferior outcomes experienced by patients undergoing liver transplantation due to HCV-associated liver disease. Existing therapies exhibit increased toxicity, poor efficacy, and profound patient intolerability in the immediate transplantation period....