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HLA-DQ Mismatches and Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients
31 Mar 2016
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The current allocation algorithm for deceased donor kidney transplantation takes into consideration HLA mismatches at the ABDR loci but not HLA mismatches at other loci, including HLA-DQ. However, the independent effects of incompatibilities for the closely linked HLA-DQ antigens in the context of HLA-DR antigen matched and mismatched allografts are uncertain. We aimed to determine the...
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