No Racial Disparities Found In Long-Term Outcomes In Recipients Of Liver Transplants

New research published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows long-term survival and liver rejection rates are equivalent for African-American liver transplant patients as compared with patients of other races. The study also suggests that although other factors such as liver cancer or hepatitis may negatively influence long-term survival, race does not.

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Filed under: Liver Disease / Hepatitis on May 22nd, 2008