title: Immunology of kidney transplantation.
abstract: Despite the increasing knowledge of antigen recognition, tissue matching, effector mechanisms and immune suppression, rejection of renal transplants remains a major problem. This article reviews some of these problems and discusses HLA matching in cadaveric and live related transplants, pregraft blood transfusion and the immunological evaluation of the potential and transplanted recipient.
mesh_terms: D006084:Graft Rejection; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D014181:Transplantation Immunology