Influence of graft characteristics on the outcome of kidney transplantation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 354, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2060-2062

  Soulillou, Jean Paul ^a,b   Giral, Magali ^a  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; AMINO ACID;

ALLELE; ALLOTYPE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GENE MUTATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33646480214     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe068066     Document Type: Editorial

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