title: Results of kidney transplantation in patients with diabetic nephropathy.
abstract: The success rate of transplantation in diabetic patients was acceptable, and short-term patient survival was similar for diabetic and nondiabetic patients. Later clinical outcome of diabetic patients was rather poor due to advanced disease-related complications.
authors.affiliation: Fourth Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ekstrand
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grönhagen-Riska
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Groop
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Salmela
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kuhlbäck
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahonen
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology; D011788:Quality of Life
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D003404:Creatinine