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Potential donor-recipient MYH9 genotype interactions in posttransplant nephrotic syndrome after pediatric kidney transplantation.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 Oct 2009
Freedman B I, Nagaraj S K, Lin J-J, Gautreaux M D, Bowden D W, Iskandar S S, Stratta R J, Rogers J, Hartmann E L, Farney A C, Reeves-Daniel A M
Abstract excerpt
Recurrence of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) with nephrotic syndrome is relatively common after kidney transplantation in young recipients whose predialysis course consists of heavy proteinuria, hypertension and subacute loss of kidney function. The gene(s) mediating this effect remain unknown. We report an unusual circumstance where kidneys recovered from a deceased African American male donor with...
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