Time to Move on: HLA Matching Should Be Reconsidered in Modern Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation

Background. HLA matching has been the cornerstone of deceased donor kidney allocation policies worldwide but can lead to racial inequity. Although HLA matching has been shown to improve clinical outcomes, the long-term impacts of nonallogenic factors are being increasingly recognized. This has led s...

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Main Authors: Madelyn E. Gramlick, BMed, MS, Paul Trevillian, MBBS, FRACP, Kerrin L. Palazzi, BBiomedSc, MPH, Munish K. Heer, MBBS, MClinEpi, FRACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-03-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001295