Nephropathy
Reports outline nephropathy research from University of Maryland
Published in Blood Weekly, September 17th, 2009
"The specific role of different immunosuppressive agents as risk factors for BK virus nephropathy (BKN) has not been well studied. In this case-control study, we examined the association of tacrolimus (TAC), mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), and prednisone with BKN in renal allograft recipients transplanted between 1997 and 2004 at our center who underwent biopsies for allograft dysfunction," scientists in the United States report.
"Drug levels or doses were recorded during the 3 months before the index biopsy. Random effects logistic modeling was used for data analysis. There were 33 cases with BKN, biopsied at 16.4 +/- 2.8 months and 66 matched controls with biopsies at...
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