KIM-1 expression in kidney allograft biopsies: Improving the gold standard

S Abulezz1

  • 1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, USA. abulezzsamehr@uams.edu

Kidney International
|February 16, 2008
PubMed

Long-term outcomes of kidney allografts have shown only marginal improvement over the last three decades, despite the remarkable improvement in acute rejection and one-year graft survival. Novel biomarkers of tubular injury may prevent irreversible damage to the tubulointerstitial compartment and improve allograft survival.