Low transplantability of 0 blood group and highly sensitized candidates in the Portuguese kidney allocation algorithm: quantifying an old problem in search of new solutions.

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The impact of patient's biological differences in waiting time for kidney transplantation is well known and has been a subject of extensive debate and struggle in transplantation community. Our purpose was to evaluate patient's access to kidney transplantation in Portugal, regarding their degree of allosensitization and blood type. A retrospective cohort study including 1020 candidates for kidney transplantation...

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