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C3 polymorphisms and allograft outcome in renal transplantation.
The New England journal of medicine - 26 Feb 2009
Varagunam Mira, Yaqoob Muhammad M, Döhler Bernd, Opelz Gerhard
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Complement activation plays a role in the development of chronic allograft nephropathy, a common cause of late allograft loss. The role of two complement component 3 (C3) allotypes, called C3F (fast) and C3S (slow) on the basis of their electrophoretic motility, in the long-term outcome of renal allografts remains controversial. METHODS: We selected a random sample of 1147 donor and recipient pairs...
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