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Cytokine polymorphisms do not influence acute rejection in renal transplantation under tacrolimus-based immunosuppression.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 May 2005
Loucaidou M, Stitchbury J, Lee J, Borrows R, Marshall S E, McLean A G, Cairns T, Griffith M, Hakim N, Palmer A, Papalois V, Welsh K, Taube D
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INTRODUCTION: Acute rejection remains an important cause of graft loss after renal transplantation. It has been suggested that cytokine genotyping may play a predictive role in identifying individuals who are at higher risk of acute rejection with a view to individualizing their immunosuppression. The aim of this study was to investigate any possible associations between acute rejection and certain cytokine...
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