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Table 1.

Characteristics of the study group (n = 18)

Age (years)	48.0 ± 11.8
Gender
Male	11
Female	7
Primary disease (n)^a
Chronic	17
Acute	1
Time since transplantation (years)	3.3 ± 1.1
Immunosuppressive agents^b
1	16
2	1
3	1

Results are presented as mean ± SD or numbers

^aChronic primary disease: cholestatic (n = 6), viral (n = 6), miscellaneous (n = 5); acute primary disease: intoxication (n = 1)

^bImmunosuppressive agents: 1 agent, cyclosporine or tacrolimus; 2 agents, prednisone with tacrolimus; 3 agents, prednisone with tacrolimus and azathioprine