HLA matching and kidney transplantation: beyond graft survival.

HLA matching and kidney transplantation: beyond graft survival. Clin Transpl. 2013;:121-6 Authors: Opelz G, Döhler B Abstract Analysis of data from the international Collaborative Transplant Study has revealed striking relationships between human leukocyte antigen mismatching and graft survival, the incidence of death from cardiovascular disease or infection, the occurrence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and onset of post-transplant osteoporosis and bone fracture following kidney transplantation from a deceased donor. PMID: 25095500 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Clinical Transplants - Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Clin Transpl Source Type: research