title: Long-term survival after kidney transplantation from homozygotic twin--a case report.
abstract: Grafts from genetically related living donors have better survival rates than ones from deceased donors. Immunological match is one of the beneficial factors involved. The aim of this paper is to discuss a case of a 55-year old patient living for 33 years with transplanted kidney, weaned off immunosuppressive therapy for 20 years. Perfect match between donor and recipient, homozygotic siblings, was vital for such long-term graft survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical and Transpl. Nursing, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland. ania@pszenny.pl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pszenny
authors.forename: Dominika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gutowska
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Czerwiński
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wasiak
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chmura
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciszek
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Małkowski
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szmidt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000276:immunology*; D006648:Histocompatibility; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents