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Globally, 1.4 million deaths occur annually as a result of chronic liver diseases. The reasons for this high death toll include unavailability of healthy liver donors and highly expensive liver transplantation treatment.
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The Department of Science and Technology, Government of West Bengal supported the investigator with a research grant during his tenure at Bijoygarh State Hospital from 1999 to 2006. The work started in Bijoygarh Government Hospital (1999–2006) and was followed up at Vidyasagore Government Hospital subsequently. The author gratefully acknowledges the support of the patients who volunteered for this research work. The guidance of Prof. K. L. Mukherjee (Biochemistry) and Prof. M. K. Chhetri, former Director of Health Services, is gratefully acknowledged.
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Bhattacharya, N. (2013). Fetal Liver Tissue Transplant in Alcoholic Fatty Degeneration of the Liver: A Study of 13 Cases. In: Bhattacharya, N., Stubblefield, P. (eds) Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4171-6_28
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