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Influence of Donor C3 Allotype on Late Renal-Transplantation Outcome
Author(s) -
Katherine Brown,
E. Kondeatis,
R. W. Vaughan,
Sui Phin Kon,
Chris Farmer,
John Taylor,
Xiang He,
A. E. Johnston,
Catherine Horsfield,
B.J.C. Janssen,
Piet Gros,
Wuding Zhou,
Steven H. Sacks,
Neil Sheerin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa052825
Subject(s) - allotype , medicine , allele , hazard ratio , kidney transplantation , kidney , transplantation , renal function , confidence interval , immunology , gastroenterology , antibody , genetics , biology , gene
The complement system has a critical role in both the innate and the adaptive immune responses. In humans, C3 exists as two main allotypes, F (fast) and S (slow), which are known to affect the incidence of inflammatory disease. We conducted a study to address the influence of these alleles on late renal-graft outcome.

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