Is HLA-DR3 phenotype beneficial for renal allograft survival?

Transplant Immunology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-186

  Krishnan, Gopal ^a   Thacker, Leroy ^a   Capelli, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DR3 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032717579     PISSN: 09663274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-3274(99)80038-0     Document Type: Article

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