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Patients with early thrombotic microangiopathy may have reduced allograft survival
PHILADELPHIA — Patients with early thrombotic microangiopathy may have reduced allograft function and decreased allograft and patient survival with long-term follow-up.
Study: Glomerulonephritis recurrence varies in patients with a kidney transplant
PHILADELPHIA — Recurrent glomerulonephritis and long-term graft survival vary in certain patients who had a kidney transplant, data presented at the American Transplant Congress shows.
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Some proteins may predict focal segmental glomerulosclerosis recurrence post-transplant
PHILADELPHIA — There are 32 proteins that could be of interest to help predict focal segmental glomerulosclerosis recurrence in patients with kidney disease, according to presented data.
Preemptive kidney transplant in older adults linked to better patient, graft survival
PHILADELPHIA — Preemptive kidney transplant in older adults with a high kidney donor profile index pre-transplant may be linked to better patient and graft survival, data show.
Medicaid expansion may be linked to better kidney, liver transplant access in children
PHILADELPHIA — Expansion of Medicaid via the Affordable Care Act may be tied to less likelihood of transplant waitlist removal due to illness or death, a speaker here said.
Kidney transplant may be more likely for older adults with ESKD who had bariatric surgery
PHILADELPHIA — Older adults with end-stage kidney disease undergoing bariatric surgery may be more likely to achieve kidney transplant, according to data presented at the American Transplant Congress.
Study: Black adults may have lower access to kidney transplant vs. white adults
PHILADELPHIA — Black adults may have lower access to both deceased-donor kidney transplant and live donor kidney transplant vs. white adults, according to a speaker here.
Lifetime Achievement, Pioneer Awards presented at American Transplant Congress
PHILADELPHIA — Organizers of the American Transplant Congress announced award winners in transplantation research and achievements, including the Pioneer Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Study: Eplet matching may be feasible for deceased donors
PHILADELPHIA — Kidney allocation based on eplet matching, which uses genetics to match a kidney donor to a transplant recipient, may be feasible without worsening disparities in transplant access, according to a speaker here.
Survey shows Americans receptive to pig-to-human transplants, but concerned about viruses
PHILADELPHIA — Results from a large national survey presented here show Americans are receptive to the idea of xenotransplantation but concerned about transmitted pig viruses.
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