The predictive value of HLA-DR matching and cytokine gene polymorphisms in renal allograft acute rejection: A living-unrelated donor (LURD) study

Iranian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 150-156

  Tajik, Nader ^a   Kazemi, Tohid ^a   Delbandi, Aliakbar ^a   Ghods, Ahad ^b   Moghaddam, Alireza Salek ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acute rejection; Cytokine; Gene polymorphism; HLA; Living unrelated donor kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MISMATCH REPAIR;

EID: 33847729002     PISSN: 17351383     EISSN: 1735367X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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