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CLINICAL RELEVANCE OF HLA-DPB LOCUS MATCHING FOR CADAVER KIDNEY RETRANSPLANTS
1 May 1997
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BACKGROUND: Matching for the HLA class I loci A and B and for the HLA class II locus DRB is known to influence the survival rate of kidney transplants. It is unknown whether matching for the HLA class II locus DPB also exerts an influence on graft outcome. METHODS: The influence of matching for the HLA-DPB locus was analyzed based on DNA typing results obtained in more than 3600 first and 1300 repeat cadaver...
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