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KIR‐HLA Mismatching in Human Renal Allograft Transplantation: Emergence of a New Concept
Author(s) -
Rajalingam R.,
Gebel H. M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03619.x
Subject(s) - medicine , human leukocyte antigen , transplantation , immunology , causality (physics) , kidney transplantation , antigen , physics , quantum mechanics
Although the data are associative and do not address causality, provocative new evidence suggests the absence of donor HLA class I ligands for recipient KIR is associated with reduced long‐term renal allograft survival. See brief communication by van Bergen et al on page 1959.