Genotypic variation and outcomes in kidney transplantation: Donor and recipient effects

Kidney International

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 431-433

  Gautreaux, Michael D ^a   Freedman, Barry I ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4;

CADAVER KIDNEY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE GENE; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

COMPLEMENT C4; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84883377333     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.167     Document Type: Note

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