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Histocompatibility testing for kidney transplantation: an update.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jan 1995
Dyer P A, Martin S, Sinnott P
Abstract excerpt
Histocompatibility testing prior to kidney transplantation is an established necessity. Recipient sensitization to HLA specificities affects the efficacy of the lymphocytotoxic cross-match and influences the achievable HLA mismatch. Within Europe most cadaver donor kidneys are allocated on the basis of minimum histocompatibility mismatch contrasting with the North American system which allows for exchange of...
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