title: Cadaveric graft survival, clinical course, blood transfusion, HLA (A and B) match, and DR match in adult patients transplanted in one centre.
abstract: The influence of blood transfusions, HLA, A and B, DR matching was studied in adult patients transplanted in one centre. The conclusions were: 1. Pre-transplant blood transfusion(s) are a prerequisite for graft acceptance. 2. In transfused patients with no HLA A and B mismatch, there is only 8% graft loss due to irreversible rejection. 3. In transfused patients with a functioning graft after six months, a decrease in the number of reversible rejection crises is observed in patients with no HLA A and B mismatch or with identity for HLA B7 or HLA B8. 4. Identity for HLA B7 or B8 also gives a higher chance of a late onset of the first rejection crisis.
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002102:Cadaver; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens