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The new Eurotransplant Kidney Allocation System: report one year after implementation. Eurotransplant International Foundation.
Transplantation - 15 Nov 1998
De Meester J, Persijn G G, Wujciak T, Opelz G, Vanrenterghem Y
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BACKGROUND: Upon the availability of a cadaveric donor kidney, a delicate allocation process precedes every transplantation. A remodeled Eurotransplant Kidney Allocation System (ETKAS)-derived from simulation studies-was installed in March 1996. The purpose was to adjust long waiting times and international exchange balances, while aiming at an optimal HLA-mismatch distribution. The new ETKAS consisted of a...
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