ABSENCE OF DELETERIOUS EFFECT ON LONG-TERM KIDNEY GRAFT SURVIVAL OF REJECTION EPISODES WITH COMPLETE FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY1

Abstract

Benign RE occurring during the first year after transplantation and resulting in no loss of graft function do not exert a detrimental influence on long-term kidney graft outcome. In contrast, the prognosis of grafts with severe RE during the same period of time is much poorer.