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HLA-DQ3 is a probable risk factor for CMV infection in high-risk kidney transplant patients.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Aug 2008
Varga Marina, Rajczy Katalin, Telkes Gábor, Hídvégi Márta, Péter Antal, Remport Adám, Korbonits Márta, Fazakas János, Toronyi Eva, Sárváry Enikõ, Kóbori László, Járay Jenõ
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BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in transplant patients with special risk factors remains a major hazard. CMV-seronegative recipients with seropositive donors have the highest risk of developing acute CMV disease. We suggest that the HLA-type may influence the occurrence and the severity of primary CMV infection of these recipients and the measurement of the special HLA-types may be useful in the...
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