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Scientists at Shahid Beheshti University detail research in pediatric in children

Published in Blood Weekly, November 2nd, 2006

A report, "Outcome of pediatric renal transplantation in Labfi Nejad Hospital, Tehran, Iran," is newly published data in Pediatric Nephrology. According to recent research from Iran, "Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for children with end-stage renal disease. In Iran, a kidney transplantation program was started in the Labfi Nejad Hospital, Tehran in 1985."

"From 1985 to 2003, 278 children (mean age 11.6 years, 59.7% males) received their first renal transplant. All transplants were donations from live donors (12.5% live-related donors); 30.8% of patients were preemptively transplanted. The overall 1-year patient survival rate was 92% and the 5-year...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-11-02)

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