Article
HLA-B8, DR3: a new risk factor for graft failure after renal transplantation in patients with underlying immunoglobulin A nephropathy.
Clinical transplantation - 1 Jan 2000
Andresdottir Margret B, Haasnoot Geert W, Persijn Guido G, Claas Frans H J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The HLA-B8, DR3 haplotype has been associated with high immune reactivity. In this study, we have tested whether this haplotype has differential effect on graft survival in patients with IgAN compared with control patients. METHODS: From the Eurotransplant Registry we analyzed graft survival of 1207 recipients with IgAN and 7935 control patients with non-glomerular diseases. Death-censored graft loss...
Topics
- Female
- Genotype
- Glomerulonephritis, IGA
- Graft Rejection
- HLA-B8 Antigen
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Kidney Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
