Articles tagged "Alcohol"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Cost-Effective, Simple PTC Tasting Could Be a Useful Adjunct to Selection Criteria of ARLD Patients
K. Bortecen,¹ D. Freitas,¹ C. Teperman,² M. Hamshow,¹ B. Gelb,¹ G. Morgan,¹ L. Teperman.¹
¹Transplant Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, The Mary Lea Johnson Richards Organ Transplant Center, New York, NY; ²Columbia Prep School, New York, NY.
Purpose: Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) tasting has been linked to alcohol use. The bitter taste for PTC is mediated by TAS2R38 gene. We have previously shown individuals…
2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Donor Alcohol Intake on Pancreatic Graft Survival
R. Motallebzadeh,¹ M. Drage,² J. Olsburgh,² C. Callaghan.²
¹Surgery, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom; ²Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction:Alcohol (EtOH) abuse can damage the pancreas, but outcomes of pancreas transplantation from donors with a high EtOH intake are poorly defined. The aim of…