Open AccessGene Expression Changes Are Associated With Loss of Kidney Graft Function and Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy: Diagnosis Versus Prediction
Author(s) -
Mariano J. Scian,
Daniel G. Maluf,
Kellie J. Archer,
Jihee L. Suh,
David Massey,
Ryan Fassnacht,
B. C. Whitehill,
Amit Sharma,
Anne King,
Todd W.B. Gehr,
Adrian Cotterell,
Marc P. Posner,
Valeria R. Mas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3182094a5a
Subject(s) - atrophy , loss function , fibrosis , medicine , kidney , pathology , function (biology) , gene , renal function , gene expression , biology , phenotype , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics
Loss of kidney graft function due to interstitial fibrosis (IF) and tubular atrophy (TA) is the most common cause of kidney allograft loss.