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Cytomegalovirus and HLA-A, B, and DR locus interactions: impact on renal transplant graft survival.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Dec 1997
Schnitzler M A, Woodward R S, Brennan D C, Phelan D L, Spitznagel E L, Boxerman S B, Dunagan W C, Bailey T C
Abstract excerpt
Graft failure rates for renal transplantations performed between 1989 and 1994 and recorded in the US Renal Data System database were retrospectively evaluated for interactions between cytomegalovirus and HLA-A, B, and DR loci. Twelve significant interactions were observed. There were significantly greater risks of graft failure for the total effect of cytomegalovirus and donor or matched HLA-DR9, recipient or...
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