Article
[The role of "hemochromatosis alleles" in the pathogenesis of polyglobulia after renal transplantation].
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 1 Jun 1995
Darocha Z, Kokot F, Lenc P, Bar A
Abstract excerpt
43 kidney recipients were followed up for 12 months after renal transplantation. In 13 patients treated with cyclosporin A for 6 months polyglobulia was found, which subsided after conversion of immunosuppressive therapy. A highly significant correlation was found between the presence of the antigen A3 and the polyglobulia in kidney recipients treated by cyclosporin A. The serum ferritin level was not elevated in...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Cyclosporine
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Hemochromatosis
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Kidney Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polycythemia