Is the ABO Blood Group a Predictor of Renal Allograft Survival in ABO Identical Donor Recipients?

Boran E., Boran M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, vol.30, no.3, pp.213-217, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2021.4737
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.213-217
  • Keywords: ABO blood group, allograft, graft survival, kidney transplantation, GRAFT-SURVIVAL, TRANSPLANTATION, IMPACT
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The effect of the ABO blood group on renal allograft survival (AS) is unclear. We assessed the influence of the ABO blood group on AS and performed a comparative analysis of AS in kidney transplant recipients with different ABO blood groups.