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Subclinical inflammation phenotypes and long-term outcomes after pediatric kidney transplantation.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons - 1 Sept 2018
Seifert Michael E, Yanik Megan V, Feig Daniel I, Hauptfeld-Dolejsek Vera, Mroczek-Musulman Elizabeth C, Kelly David R, Rosenblum Frida, Mannon Roslyn B
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The implementation of surveillance biopsies in pediatric kidney transplantation remains controversial. Surveillance biopsies detect subclinical injury prior to clinical dysfunction, which could allow for early interventions that prolong allograft survival. We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of 120 consecutive pediatric kidney recipients, of whom 103 had surveillance biopsies ≤6 months...
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