title: Analysis of the "NIMA effect" in renal transplantation. Collaborative Transplant Study.
abstract: In an analysis of 5,000 parent-to-child kidney transplants performed from 1983 to 1989, we found no evidence that maternal donor grafts had a better outcome than grafts from paternal donors. We conclude that a "NIMA effect" does not exist in renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Opelz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002648:Child; D003524:Cyclosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000379:methods; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D014019:Tissue Donors
chemical_list: D003524:Cyclosporins; D006680:HLA Antigens