title: Prognostic value of HL-A typing and mixed lymphocyte culture tests in kidney transplantations from living related donors.
abstract: In 45 recipients of intrafamilial kidney transplants, the one year survival of sibling grafts was 95% and of parental grafts 71%. HL-A compatible grafts had a one year survival of 94% compared to 75% of HL-A incompatible grafts. At the same time, the survival of MLC compatible grafts was 100% and that of MLC incompatible grafts 74%. These differences are not statistically significant but suggest a prognostic importance of MLC, as well as HL-A matching. MLC compatibility might be more crucial than HL-A compatibility. MLC test performed after transplantation when the recipients were on maintenance immunosuppressive therapy, did not show reduced reactivity of recipient lymphocytes as compared to tests performed prior to surgery.
mesh_terms: D003241:Consanguinity; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D011379:Prognosis; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014022:Tissue Survival; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens