Monozygotic transplantation: Concerns and opportunities

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2343-2351

  Krishnan, N ^a   Buchanan, P M ^b   Dzebisashvili, N ^b   Xiao, H ^b   Schnitzler, M A ^b   Brennan, D C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Kidney transplantation; Twins

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GRAFT REJECTION; HLA MATCHING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RACE; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPLETS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 53749097340     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02378.x     Document Type: Article

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