Open AccessA disproportionately greater body weight of the recipient in regards to the donor causes chronic graft nephropathy. A study of paired kidneys
Author(s) -
Amado Andrés
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nephrology, dialysis, transplantation/nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfh1010
Subject(s) - medicine , nephropathy , chronic allograft nephropathy , kidney disease , physiology , body weight , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus
Chronic graft nephropathy is the most frequent cause of long-term renal transplant loss. Although immunological causes participate in its pathogenesis, other non-immunological factors such as hyperfiltration due to reduced renal mass have been proposed as causal factors of chronic renal graft nephropathy.