With implementation of the Kidney Allocation System, the growth of kidney paired donation
programs, and advances in desensitization and immunosuppression, the outlook for …

One component of the new national kidney allocation system (KAS) in the United States that
was implemented on December 4, 2014, was the allocation of kidneys from A 2 and A 2 B …

Kidney transplantation from blood type A2/A2B donors to type B recipients (A2→ B) has
increased dramatically under the current Kidney Allocation System (KAS). Among living …

Blood group B candidates, many of whom represent ethnic minorities, have historically had
diminished access to deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). The new national …

In 2002, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Minority Affairs
Committee (MAC) implemented a national, prospective,“variance of practice” to allow …

ABO compatibility is important for kidney transplantation, with longer waitlist times for blood
group B kidney transplant candidates. However, kidneys from non-A 1 (eg, A 2) subtype …

Despite an increase in the number of kidney transplants performed annually, there remain
more than 90,000 individuals awaiting transplantation in the United States. As kidney …

Background. The transplantation of living donor renal allografts across blood group barriers
requires protocols to reduce and maintain anti-blood group antibody at safe levels. These …

The kidney allocation system that took effect on December 4, 2014 represents a significant
improvement over the prior approach. It seeks to improve outcomes by longevity matching …

The waiting time to deceased-donor kidney transplantation (DDKT) is long in Asian
countries. We investigated the impact of sensitization and ABO blood type (ABO) on DDKT …