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Characteristics of Long-Term Live-Donor Renal Allograft Survivors
Author(s) -
Amgad E. ElAgroudy,
Mohamed A. Bakr,
Nabil Hassan,
M. Ismail,
Bedeir AliElDein,
Ahmed B. Shehab ElDin,
Mohamed A. Ghoneim
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000070333
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , univariate analysis , azathioprine , nephropathy , kidney disease , chronic allograft nephropathy , surgery , disease , kidney transplantation , diabetes mellitus , multivariate analysis , endocrinology
Despite the high rate of rejection, allograft failure and patient mortality in the early years of renal allotransplantation, some patients have done-remarkably well. We report here on 62 renal transplant recipients out of 144 patients (43%) who had functioning grafts for more than 15 years (range 15-24 years).

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