Influence of HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DR matching on rejection of random corneal grafts using corneal tissue for retrospective DNA HLA typing

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1341-1346

  Bartels, M C ^a   Otten, H G ^b   Van Gelderen, B E ^c   Van der Lelij, A ^d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CORNEA DYSTROPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; CORNEA ULCER; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HERPES SIMPLEX KERATITIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATOCONUS; MALE; PENETRATING KERATOPLASTY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KERATOPLASTY, PENETRATING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034751328     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.85.11.1341     Document Type: Article

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