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SUBMITTER: Barahman M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6425726 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barahman Mark M Asp Patrik P Roy-Chowdhury Namita N Kinkhabwala Milan M Roy-Chowdhury Jayanta J Kabarriti Rafi R Guha Chandan C
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 20181129 4
Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) has been effective in managing end-stage liver disease since the advent of cyclosporine immunosuppression therapy in 1980. The major limitations of OLT are organ supply, monetary cost, and the burden of lifelong immunosuppression. Hepatocyte transplantation, as a substitute for OLT, has been an exciting topic of investigation for several decades. HT is potentially minimally invasive and can serve as a vehicle for delivery of personalized medicine through au ...[more]