Article
The influence of HLA A-B-DR matching on cytomegalovirus disease after renal transplantation. Evidence that HLA-DR7-matched recipients are more susceptible to cytomegalovirus disease.
Transplantation - 1 Nov 1992
Blancho G, Josien R, Douillard D, Bignon J D, Cesbron A, Soulillou J P
Abstract excerpt
We examined the prevalence of cytomegalovirus infectious episodes, as defined by clinical, virological, and serological criteria (i.e., CMV disease), in 660 kidney graft recipients; 109 patients (16.5%) developed the disease, and 551 did not. No significant statistical link between CMV disease pr...
Topics
- Alleles
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
- Graft Rejection
- Graft Survival
- HLA-A Antigens
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- Kidney Transplantation
- Phenotype
- Prevalence