Wai H Lim, Jeremy R Chapman, Patrick T Coates, Joshua R Lewis, Graeme R Russ, Narelle Watson, Rhonda Holdsworth, Germaine Wong
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The current allocation algorithm for deceased donor kidney transplantation takes into consideration HLA mismatches at the ABDR loci but not HLA mismatches at other loci, including HLA-DQ. However, the independent effects of incompatibilities for the closely linked HLA-DQ antigens in the context of HLA-DR antigen matched and mismatched allografts are uncertain. We aimed to determine the effect of HLA-DQ mismatches on renal allograft outcomes. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: Using data from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry, we examined the association between HLA-DQ mismatches and acute rejections in primary live and deceased donor kidney transplant recipients between 2004 and 2012 using adjusted Cox regression models...
May 6, 2016: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: CJASN