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The effect of HLA-C matching on acute renal transplant rejection.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Feb 2001
Frohn C, Fricke L, Puchta J C, Kirchner H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The acute immunological rejection and long time survival of kidney allografts are correlated with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) match status between donor and recipient. HLA-A, -B and -DR have all turned out to be relevant HLA loci in several studies. The role of HLA-C has not been studied before now. METHODS: In 104 consecutive patient/donor pairs from our transplantation unit, we retrospectively...
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