Impact of Rh(D) blood group system on graft function and survival in live-donor kidney transplantation: A single-institution experience

Transplantation

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1693-1696

  Osman, Yasser ^a   El Husseini, Amr ^a   Sheashaa, Hussein ^a   Amani, Moustafa ^a   Bakr, Mohamed A ^a   Shehab El Din, Ahmed B ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Graft survival; Live donor; Renal transplantation; Rh(D)

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC GRAFT REJECTION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS INCOMPATIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 10644230005     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000144328.68806.DC     Document Type: Article

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