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This chapter deals with the relevance of the major histocompatibility complex (MFC) to the results of clinical transplantations and its role in public policy decisions regarding the allocation of donor spares.
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Katznelson, S., Terasaki, P.I., Danovitch, G.M. (2001). Tissue Ty**, Crossmatching and the Allocation of Cadaveric Kidney Transplants. In: Hakim, N.S., Danovitch, G.M. (eds) Transplantation Surgery. Springer Specialist Surgery Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3689-7_3
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