Transplantation Technologies & Research

Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Jewish Bldg #404D, Houston, TX 77030, United States

Publications

• Research Article   
  Human T-Cell Lymphoma Virus-Positive Allograft Used For Effective Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
  Author(s): TR Harring, NT Nguyen, JA Goss and CA O’Mahony*
  
  Introduction: The human T cell lymphoma virus was screened for previously in organ donors secondary to concern for progressive disease in an immunocompromised host. However, due to the low prevalence of the virus, a shortage of suitable allografts, and the lack of a time effective test, this practice has been abandoned in the United States. The human T cell lymphoma virus type I may cause progression to several diseases, including human T cell lymphoma virus associated myelopathy, and adult T cell lymphoma/l eukemia. Moreover, there is an overall lack of data relating to the safety profile in the medical literature with use of human T cell lymphoma virus positive allografts. Aim: To determine the safety of human T cell lymphoma virus positive allografts in orthotopic liver transplantation. Materials and Methods: Our da.. Read More»
  

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