The Impact of Pre-Transplant Red Blood Cell Transfusions in Renal Allograft Rejection

by Agency for Healthcare Resea And Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Over 450,000 patients in the U.S. have end stage renal disease (ESRD). There are important morbidity and survival advantages to receiving renal transplantation versus dialysis. Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) are a set of human major histocompatibility complex derived glycoproteins that are expressed on cell surfaces and allow for discrimination of self from non-self. HLA have been classified into two major groups, Class I (HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-C)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1503222365
• ISBN13: 9781503222366
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"