Effect of eliminating priority points for HLA-B matching on racial disparities in kidney transplant rates

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 813-816

  Hall, Erin C ^a,b   Massie, Allan B ^a   James, Nathan T ^a   Wang, Jacqueline M Garonzik ^a   Montgomery, Robert A ^a   Berger, Jonathan C ^a   Segev, Dorry L ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

policy change; Racial disparities; rates of deceased donor kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HLA B ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEASED DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT; DIALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HLA MATCHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HLA-B ANTIGENS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 80054981260     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.05.023     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. R. Oriol, J. Le Pendu, and C. Chun Influence of the original disease, race, and center on the outcome of kidney transplantation Transplantation 33 1 1982 22 26 (Pubitemid 12162765)
2. G.C. Alexander, and A.R. Sehgal Barriers to cadaveric renal transplantation among blacks, women, and the poor JAMA 280 13 1998 1148 1152 (Pubitemid 28457804)
3. K.L. Stolzmann, L.E. Bautista, R.E. Gangnon, J.A. McElroy, B.N. Becker, and P.L. Remington Trends in kidney transplantation rates and disparities J Natl Med Assoc 99 8 2007 923 932 (Pubitemid 47255138)
4. C.R. Tomson, R.N. Foley, Q. Li, D.T. Gilbertson, J.L. Xue, and A.J. Collins Race and end-stage renal disease in the United States Medicare population: the disparity persists Nephrology (Carlton) 13 7 2008 651 656
5. C.J. Young, and R.S. Gaston Renal transplantation in black Americans N Engl J Med 343 21 2000 1545 1552
6. P.J. Held, B.D. Kahan, and L.G. Hunsicker The impact of HLA mismatches on the survival of first cadaveric kidney transplants N Engl J Med 331 12 1994 765 770 (Pubitemid 24284765)
7. E.B. Edwards, L.E. Bennett, and J.M. Cecka Effect of HLA matching on the relative risk of mortality for kidney recipients: a comparison of the mortality risk after transplant to the mortality risk of remaining on the waiting list Transplantation 64 9 1997 1274 1277 (Pubitemid 27495959)
8. R.S. Gaston, I. Ayres, L.G. Dooley, and A.G. Diethelm Racial equity in renal transplantation The disparate impact of HLA-based allocation JAMA 270 11 1993 1352 1356 (Pubitemid 23267896)
9. J.D. Kallich, T. Wyant, and M. Krushat The effect of DR antigens, race, sex, and peak PRA on estimated median waiting time for a first cadaver kidney transplant Clin Transpl 1 1990 311 318
10. B.L. Kasiske, J.F. Neylan III, and R.R. Riggio The effect of race on access and outcome in transplantation N Engl J Med 324 5 1991 302 307
11. C.M. Kjellstrand Age, sex, and race inequality in renal transplantation Arch Intern Med 148 6 1988 1305 1309
12. F.P. Sanfilippo, W.K. Vaughn, and T.G. Peters Factors affecting the waiting time of cadaveric kidney transplant candidates in the United States JAMA 267 2 1992 247 252
13. A. Ting, and L.B. Edwards Human leukocyte antigen in the allocation of kidneys from cadaveric donors in the United States Transplantation 77 4 2004 610 614 (Pubitemid 38282823)
14. J.P. Roberts, R.A. Wolfe, and J.L. Bragg-Gresham Effect of changing the priority for HLA matching on the rates and outcomes of kidney transplantation in minority groups N Engl J Med 350 6 2004 545 551 (Pubitemid 38160784)
15. R.H. Kerman, P.M. Kimball, and C.T. Van Buren Influence of race on crossmatch outcome and recipient eligibility for transplantation Transplantation 53 1 1992 64 67
16. P. Koka, and J.M. Cecka Sensitization and crossmatching in renal transplantation Clin Transpl 1 1989 379 390
17. J.K. Melancon, L.M. Kucirka, and L.E. Boulware Impact of Medicare coverage on disparities in access to simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation Am J Transplant 9 12 2009 2785 2791