The "borderline" renal allograft biopsy in the era of molecular diagnostics: A sampling conundrum?

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-12

  Randhawa, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

EID: 84855960085     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03781.x     Document Type: Editorial

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