HLA-C and liver transplant outcomes: Interpreting the facts: Editorial

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1491-1492

  Mendel, J B ^a   Chavin, K D ^b   Bratton, C ^b   Knechtle, S J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA C ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; EDITORIAL; GENOTYPE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL TIME;

GENOTYPE; HLA-C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RECEPTORS, KIR; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649659661     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02718.x     Document Type: Editorial

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