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Tissue Ty**, Crossmatching and the Allocation of Cadaveric Kidney Transplants
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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Influence of rejection of the first transplant on the outcome of subsequent transplants
Patients who receive second cadaver transplants continued to pose unique challenges as they are considered to be immunized by their previous grafts. However, the success rates for renal retransplantation have ...
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Relative effect of HLA matching and cold ischemia time
One of the principal arguments against the use of HLA matching in renal transplantation is that, in most cases, cold ischemia time would be increased while a well-matched recipient is located and the kidney is...
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HLA matching and organ transplantation
Controversy still surrounds the issue of whether or not HLA matching should be used for recipient selection. There is lingering doubt that HLA ty** can select out such superior grafts from cadaver donors; ev...