KIR-HLA mismatching in human renal allograft transplantation: Emergence of a new concept

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1771-1772

  Rajalingam, R ^a   Gebel, H M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; KILLER CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIKE RECEPTOR; NATURAL KILLER CELL RECEPTOR NKG2D;

ALLOGENEIC RESTRICTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CANCER GROWTH; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOTOXICITY; EDITORIAL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOINCOMPATIBILITY; HLA MATCHING; HLA MISMATCHING; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT;

FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RECEPTORS, KIR;

EID: 80052260932     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03619.x     Document Type: Editorial

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