The effect of HLA class I (A and B) and class II (DR) compatibility on liver transplantation outcomes: An analysis of the OPTN database

Liver Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 652-658

  Navarro, Victor J ^a,d   Herrine, Steven ^a   Katopes, Charles ^a   Colombe, Beth ^b   Spain, C Victor ^c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA-A ANTIGENS; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645554690     PISSN: 15276465     EISSN: 15276473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lt.20680     Document Type: Article

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