THE IMPACT OF RECURRENT GLOMERULONEPHRITIS ON GRAFT SURVIVAL IN RECIPIENTS OF HUMAN HISTOCOMPATIBILITY LEUCOCYTE ANTIGEN-IDENTICAL LIVING RELATED DONOR GRAFTS

Abstract

Recipients of a human histocompatibility leukocyte antigen-identical LRD kidney have a good prognosis with respect to graft survival. After censoring for death, recurrent glomerulonephritis is the main cause of graft failure in these patients and the impact of recurrent disease on graft survival will become even more prominent with longer follow-up.