Renal transplantation in identical twins in United States and United Kingdom

Transplantation

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1572-1577

  Kessaris, Nicos ^a   Mukherjee, Dayal ^b   Chandak, Pankaj ^b   Mamode, Nizam ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Identical twins; Kidney transplantation; Renal transplantation; Zygosity

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; LIVING DONOR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149356748     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e31818bd83d     Document Type: Article

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