Mechanisms of calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity in chronic allograft injury [PDF]
The first successful transplantation of a human kidney was performed more than 50 years ago by Murray and colleagues in 1954 between identical twins. The success of this transplantation was due to the fact that no significant rejection occurs between ...
Ryan, Michael P. +4 more
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Malignant and Noninvasive Skin Tumours in Renal Transplant Recipients [PDF]
Background. Transplant recipients require immunosuppression to prevent graft rejection. This conveys an increased risk of malignancy, particularly skin tumours. There is a need for up-to-date data for the South of England. Method.
Jade W. M. Chow +11 more
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Non-invasive monitoring of renal transplant recipients: Urinary excretion of soluble adhesion molecules and of the complement-split product C4d [PDF]
Background: The number of inducible adhesion molecules known to be involved in cell-mediated allograft rejection is still increasing. In addition, recent data describe complement activation during acute humoral allograft rejection.
Lederer, Stephan R. +5 more
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Behaviour of non-donor specific antibodies during rapid re-synthesis of donor specific HLA antibodies after antibody incompatible renal transplantation [PDF]
Background: HLA directed antibodies play an important role in acute and chronic allograft rejection. During viral infection of a patient with HLA antibodies, the HLA antibody levels may rise even though there is no new immunization with antigen ...
Rizwan Hamer +35 more
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The seroepidemiology of human-papillomavirus in relation to non-melanoma skin cancer [PDF]
PhDNon-melanoma skin cancer, comprising basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Caucasian populations.
Casabonne, Delphine
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Individualized immunosuppression in transplant patients: potential role of pharmacogenetics. [PDF]
The immunosuppressive drugs used to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs have a narrow therapeutic index. Under treatment results in episodes of rejection leading to either damage or loss of the organ. Over immunosuppression increases the risk of
MacPhee IA +3 more
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Patient self-management in kidney transplantation. definition, measurement, and intervention [PDF]
While one-year graft survival rates for deceased donor transplants have soared from about 40% in 1975 to more than 90% in 2005 [1], the long-term perspective has changed very little.
Schäfer-Keller, Petra
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Comparison of sleep quality in patients undergoing hemodialysis and renal transplant recipients
Low sleep quality is a prevalent health issue among patients undergoing kidney replacement therapy. Our objective was to assess and compare sleep quality between patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and kidney transplant recipients. Methods.
Ergün Parmaksız +1 more
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Factors determining social participation in the first year after kidney transplantation: a prospective study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: This study describes changes in social participation in the first year after kidney transplantation and examines the influence of clinical factors, health status, transplantation-related symptoms, and psychological characteristics on change ...
van der Mei, Siirike F.; id_orcid +12 more
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skin cancer risk in renal transplant recipients
With an increasing number of renal transplant recipients (RTRs) and improving patient survival, a higher incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) has been observed.
Zaw Thet +11 more
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