Reduction of immunosuppressive load in renal transplant recipients with a low donor-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocyte precursor frequency is safe

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 779-781

  Van De Wetering, J ^a   Van Der Mast, B J ^a   De Kuiper, P ^a   Van Besouw, N M ^a   Rischen Vos, J ^a   IJzermans, J N M ^a   Weimar, W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLYMPHOCYTE; RECIPIENT; SAFETY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TIME;

EID: 17844405578     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.11.061     Document Type: Conference Paper

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