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Indications for Liver Biopsy in a Donor.
| Donor dependent | History of significant alcohol use Abnormal liver biochemistry tests Obese donors, abdominal imaging suggesting steatosis. Anti-HBc positive donor with equivocal fibrosis on elastography |
| Recipient dependent | Hereditary liver disease in recipient (to exclude occult hereditary liver disease in donor) |
HBc, hepatitis B core.
