title: Influence of HLA-A, B, C, and D matching and pretransplant blood transfusions on kidney graft survival.
abstract: A significant influence of matching both for the HLA-A and B and the D/DR antigens on graft survival in patients transplanted with kidneys from living related or cadaveric donors is demonstrated. A generally reduced survival of cadaveric grafts during the last few years may at least in part be explained by the use of more three and four antigen-mismatched donors. The beneficial effect of pretransplant blood transfusions on graft survival in our material is almost nulled when uremic patients, dying while waiting for a transplant, are also considered. In addition, significantly more high-risk patients are included in the nontransfused patient group.
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D005838:Genotype; D006085:Graft Survival; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D011379:Prognosis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens