Effect of HLA-A and HLA-B Matching on Survival of Grafts and Recipients after Renal Transplantation

Abstract
Data on the effect of HLA-A and HLA-B matching between unrelated donors and recipients focus mainly on graft survival. After linking the follow-up data of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association and those of the Eurotransplant Foundation, the effect of HLA-A and HLA-B matching on recipient survival could be studied.