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Outcome of kidney transplantation in patients with inherited thrombophilia: data of a prospective study.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jan 2003
Heidenreich Stefan, Junker Ralf, Wolters Heiner, Lang Detlef, Hessing Sabine, Nitsche Gitta, Nowak-Göttl Ulrike
Abstract excerpt
Inherited prothrombotic risk factors predispose patients to thromboembolic events. In kidney transplant recipients, thrombophilia may manifest itself with venous thrombosis, microvascular occlusion, or acute rejection with major consequences for allograft survival. This is a prospective study on 165 renal allograft recipients to evaluate the contribution of genetic thrombophilic risk factors to transplant...
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