Postoperative Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Levels Reflect the Graft’s Function and Predict Survival after Liver Transplantation

Daniele Nicolini; Federico Mocchegiani; Gioia Palmonella; Martina Coletta; Marina Brugia; Roberto Montalti; Giammarco Fava; Augusto Taccaliti; Andrea Risaliti; Marco Vivarelli

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133153

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Postoperative Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Levels Reflect the Graft’s Function and Predict Survival after Liver Transplantation

Daniele Nicolini ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Daniele Nicolini, Gioia Palmonella

Affiliation Division of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Federico Mocchegiani ,

* E-mail: federicomocchegiani@hotmail.com

Affiliation Division of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Gioia Palmonella ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Daniele Nicolini, Gioia Palmonella

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Martina Coletta,

Affiliation Division of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Marina Brugia,

Affiliation Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Services, A.O.U. “Ospedali Riuniti”, Ancona, Italy
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Roberto Montalti,

Affiliation Division of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Giammarco Fava,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, A.O.U. “Ospedali Riuniti”, Ancona, Italy
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Augusto Taccaliti,

Affiliation Division of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Andrea Risaliti,

Affiliation Division of Liver and Kidney Transplant Surgery, Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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Marco Vivarelli

Affiliation Division of Hepatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Postoperative Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Levels Reflect the Graft’s Function and Predict Survival after Liver Transplantation

Daniele Nicolini,
Federico Mocchegiani,
Gioia Palmonella,
Martina Coletta,
Marina Brugia,
Roberto Montalti,
Giammarco Fava,
Augusto Taccaliti,
Andrea Risaliti,
Marco Vivarelli

Published: July 17, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133153

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