title: Pretransplant T cell levels and renal allograft survival.
abstract: Total rosette forming cell (TRFC) levels were measured in 50 paediatric patients awaiting cadaveric renal transplantation. Preliminary data show a statistically significant difference in allograft survival in patients with low TRFC levels pretransplant as compared with patients with medium or high TRFC levels. Pretransplant TRFC levels may be predictive of a non-responder status and portend a favourable renal allograft outcome.
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004306:Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D000961:Antilymphocyte Serum