The Risk of Failure With HLA Mismatch and Recipient Age in First Pediatric

Autor: Robert C. Williams, PhD, Lori J. West, MD, DPhil, Gerhard Opelz, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Transplantation Direct, Vol 4, Iss 7, p e365 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2373-8731
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DOI: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000000801
Popis: Background. Even in the modern era of kidney transplantation with improved surgical techniques, immunosuppression, and clinical care, HLA matching has been shown to be important in allograft survival in adults who receive an organ from either a deceased or living donor. We now explore the impact of genetic matching in pediatric first-kidney transplants. Methods. Using the United Network for Organ Sharing data, we identified 18 602 first pediatric (
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