Low C4 gene copy numbers are associated with superior graft survival in patients transplanted with a deceased donor kidney

Kidney International

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 562-569

  Bay, Jakob T ^a   Schejbel, Lone ^a   Madsen, Hans O ^a   Sørensen, Søren S ^a   Hansen, Jesper M ^b   Garred, Peter ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

C4; complement; kidney transplantation; transplant outcome

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4B; ISOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLEMENT C4; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883451996     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.195     Document Type: Article

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