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Using a Chemical Biopsy for Graft Quality Assessment
Published on: June 17, 2020
Pathology: donor biopsy evaluation at time of renal grafting
1Nephropathology Unit, University of North Carolina Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, USA. volker_nickeleit@med.unc.edu
Abstract:
How can we improve the diagnostic value of donor kidney graft biopsies and the management of renal transplant recipients? A recent study developed a morphologic scoring system -- the Maryland Aggregate Pathology Index -- to help predict long-term renal graft survival from preimplantation donor organ biopsy findings.
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