Patients who received their first kidney transplant at ages 14 to 16 years appear to be at increased risk for transplant failure, with black adolescents having a disproportionately higher risk of graft failure. This is according to a report published by iJAMA Internal Medicine/i, a JAMA Network publication. Existing medical literature does not adequately describe the risks of graft failure among kidney transplant recipients by age. Organ losses ...Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Adolescent Kidney Transplant Patients Appear to Be at Higher Risk of Graft Failure
Patients who received their first kidney transplant at ages 14 to 16 years appear to be at increased risk for transplant failure, with black adolescents having a disproportionately higher risk of graft failure. This is according to a report published by iJAMA Internal Medicine/i, a JAMA Network publication. Existing medical literature does not adequately describe the risks of graft failure among kidney transplant recipients by age. Organ losses ...
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