Renal transplantation across a blood group barrier--'A2' kidneys to 'O' recipients.
The outcome of 11 renal transplants with kidneys from blood group A2 donors to blood group O recipients is reported. Eight grafts had a satisfactory function, three early losses were noted: one acute rejection after four weeks, two technical failures. The longest survival is four years, the patient died from septicaemia with a functioning graft. Obviously, the blood group A2-O incompatibility is not an obstacle to successful organ transplantation.
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000276:immunology*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D002102:Cadaver; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D007518:Isoantibodies