... develop cirrhosis post-transplant, the 1 and 3 year actuarial risks of decompensation are 42% and 62%, respectively, vs. less than 5% by 1 year and less than 20% by 5 years in immunocompetent ... Review Management of HCV Infection and Liver Transplantation Thomas D. Schiano, and Paul Martin Adult Liver Transplantation, Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, Division of Liver Diseases, ... post-transplant. Characteristically, there is a very high HCV serum RNA level, profound hyperbilirubinemia and high levels of alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transferase, and liver biopsy...