Hypertension May Be Transplanted with the Kidney in Humans: A Long-Term Historical Prospective Follow-Up of Recipients Grafted with Kidneys Coming from Donors with or Without Hypertension in Their Families

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1131-1138

  Guidi, Ettore ^a   Menghetti, Daniela ^b   Milani, Silvano ^c   Montagnino, Giuseppe ^d   Palazzi, Paola ^e   Bianchi, Giuseppe ^e  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale G Fornaroli   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Familiality for hypertension; Genetics of hypertension; Kidney donors; Kidney transplantation; Post transplantation hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITARY HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030419143     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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