Decreased risk of graft failure with maternal liver transplantation in patients with biliary atresia

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 409-419

  Nijagal, A ^a   Fleck, S ^a   Hills, N K ^b   Feng, S ^a   Tang, Q ^a   Kang, S M ^a   Rosenthal, P ^a   MacKenzie, T C ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary atresia; living related liver transplantation; microchimerism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT ATRESIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL TREATMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRANSPLANTATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BILIARY ATRESIA; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATHERS; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856440508     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03895.x     Document Type: Article

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