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Association of HLA phenotypes of end-stage renal disease patients preparing for first transplantation with anti-HLA antibody status.
Renal failure - 1 Jan 2010
Karahan Gonca Emel, Kekik Cigdem, Oguz Fatma Savran, Onal Ayse Emel, Bakkaloğlu Hüseyin, Calişkan Yaşar Kerem, Yazici Halil, Turkmen Aydin, Aydin Ali Emin, Sever Mehmet S, Eldegez Ulug, Carin Mahmut Nezih
Abstract excerpt
Patients with pre-transplantation high levels of panel reactive antibody (PRA) have an increased risk of graft failure, and renal transplantation in sensitized patients remains a highly significant challenge worldwide. The influence of anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies on the development of rejection episodes depends on patient-specific clinical factors and differs from patient to patient. The HLA...
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