Published in Cancer Weekly, July 26th, 2005
According to a study from England, "Acute rejection remains an important cause of graft loss after renal transplantation. It has been suggested that cytokine genotyping may play a predictive role in identifying individuals who are at higher risk of acute rejection with a view to individualizing their immunosuppression."
"The aim of this study was to investigate any possible associations between acute rejection and certain cytokine polymorphisms. We genotyped 91 cadaveric renal transplant recipients on...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-07-26)
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