Overcoming immunological barriers to living donor kidney transplantation at Stanford University Medical Center

Singapore General Hospital Proceedings

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-15

  Ladner, Daniela Patricia ^a   Busque, Stephan ^a   Melcher, Marc Lee ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer matching; Immunology; Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg); Kidney exchange program; Renal transplant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR SELECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL MONITORING; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 41649115290     PISSN: 02183048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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