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Recurrent immunoglobulin A nephropathy after renal transplantation: a significant contributor to graft loss.
Transplantation - 27 Nov 1997
Ohmacht C, Kliem V, Burg M, Nashan B, Schlitt H J, Brunkhorst R, Koch K M, Floege J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although most transplanted patients with underlying IgA nephropathy (IgAN) develop histological recurrence, its clinical relevance is considered low. METHODS: We performed a single-center analysis of 61 renal transplant patients with IgAN. RESULTS: Forty-four percent of the patients showed a stable graft function. Progressive graft dysfunction apparently due to recurrent IgAN occurred in 23% of the...
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