Successful Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation in a Highly Sensitized Patient after Reclassification of Unacceptable Antigens Based on HLA Epitope Analysis

• Main Authors: Daniela Alfere (Author), Sandra Tafulo (Author), Isabel Tavares (Author), Ana Teresa Nunes (Author), Ana Rocha (Author), Manuela Bustorff (Author), Susana Sampaio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Publicações Ciência e Vida, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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For patients with end stage renal disease, kidney transplant offers significant survival and quality-of-life advantages compared with dialysis. But for patients seeking transplant who are highly sensitized, waiting times have traditionally been long and options limited. We present the case of a 34-y...