Comparing molecular assessment of implantation biopsies with histologic and demographic risk assessment.

In deceased donor kidney transplantation, acute kidney injury (AKI) prioir to surgery is a major determinant of delayed graft function (DGF), but AKI is histologically silent and difficult to assess. We hypothesized that a molecular measurement of AKI would add power to conventional risk assessments to predict the early poor allograft function at first week post transplantation.

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Kreepala C, Famulski KS, Chang J, Halloran PF