This is a retraction notice for a 2014 study published in the Journal of Hepatology that evaluated the safety of using liver grafts from hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive donors in liver transplantation.
The original article (J Hepatol 61 (2014) 809–815) has been formally retracted. No findings from the original study should be considered reliable.
The retraction notice does not specify the reason for retraction (e.g., data integrity, ethical concerns, or other issues), which limits the ability to assess the scope of the problem.
Clinicians should not rely on the findings of this retracted study when making decisions about the use of HBsAg-positive donor livers in transplantation. Guidance should be sought from current, non-retracted evidence and institutional protocols.
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