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Kidney Transplantation

Known as: Transplantation, Renal, kidney transplantation procedure, Transplantation, Kidney 
The transfer of a healthy kidney from a donor to a patient for the purpose of replacing one of the failing kidneys of the patient.
National Institutes of Health

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Congenital TranspositionDiabetic NephropathyEducational aspectsGenitourinary system

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Transplantation, Homologous

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
BK Polyomavirus in Solid Organ Transplantation
The human BK polyomavirus (BKV) is the major cause of polyomavirus‐associated nephropathy (PyVAN) putting 1–15% of kidney… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Desensitization in HLA-incompatible kidney recipients and survival.
BACKGROUND More than 20,000 candidates for kidney transplantation in the United States are sensitized to HLA and may have a… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Development of a cross-platform biomarker signature to detect renal transplant tolerance in humans.
Identifying transplant recipients in whom immunological tolerance is established or is developing would allow an individually… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Natural History, Risk Factors, and Impact of Subclinical Rejection in Kidney Transplantation
Background. Subclinical rejection (SCR) is defined as histologically proven acute rejection in the absence of immediate… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Acute humoral rejection in kidney transplantation: II. Morphology, immunopathology, and pathologic classification.
The incidence of acute humoral rejection (AHR) in renal allograft biopsies has been difficult to determine because widely… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Hepatitis C infection and the patient with end‐stage renal disease
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains common in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) and is an important cause of liver disease… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A WORLDWIDE, PHASE III, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED, SAFETY AND EFFICACY STUDY OF A SIROLIMUS/CYCLOSPORINE REGIMEN FOR PREVENTION OF ACUTE REJECTION IN RECIPIENTS OF PRIMARY MISMATCHED RENAL ALLOGRAFTS
Background. Despite the various immunosuppressive regimens presently in use, acute rejection in the early postoperative period… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Impact of hepatitis B and C virus on kidney transplantation outcome
The impact of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) on patient survival after kidney transplantation is controversial. The aims of this… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Beneficial effects of treatment of early subclinical rejection: a randomized study.
The prevalence of subclinical rejection, by the Banff criteria, is approximately 30% in the first 3 mo in renal transplant… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Capillary deposition of C4d complement fragment and early renal graft loss.
Clinical outcome of kidney grafts that are affected by the complex syndrome of 'early graft dysfunction' is uncertain and rather… 
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