title: HLA matching and kidney transplantation: beyond graft survival.
abstract: Analysis of data from the international Collaborative Transplant Study has revealed striking relationships between human leukocyte antigen mismatching and graft survival, the incidence of death from cardiovascular disease or infection, the occurrence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and onset of post-transplant osteoporosis and bone fracture following kidney transplantation from a deceased donor.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Opelz
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Döhler
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D006085:Graft Survival; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015994:Incidence; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents