Successful kidney transplantation from donor with Marfan's syndrome

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1972-1974

  Farese, S ^a   Vogt, B ^a   Frey, F J ^a   Huynh Do, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Kidney transplantation; Marfan's syndrome; Organ donor

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; GOODPASTURE SYNDROME; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

ADULT; CADAVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33745795107     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01389.x     Document Type: Article

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