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Long-term CD4 lymphopenia is associated with accelerated decline of kidney allograft function
Author(s) -
Yosu Luque,
Matthieu Jamme,
Marion Rabant,
Susan DeWolf,
LaureHélène Noël,
Éric Thervet,
Lucienne Chatenoud,
Renaud Snanoudj,
Dany Anglicheau,
Christophe Legendre,
Sophie Candon,
Julien Zuber
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
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/gfv362
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , dialysis , kidney transplantation , transplantation , kidney , gastroenterology , renal function , cohort , immunology
Persistent CD4 T-cell lymphopenia after kidney transplantation has been associated with an increased occurrence of opportunistic infections, malignancies and even mortality, but studies have focussed only on the first few years after kidney transplantation. In this study, we investigated the risk factors and clinical significance of long-term profound CD4 lymphopenia detected ≥10 years after renal transplantation.

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