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Editorial
. 2021 Oct;21(10):3211-3212.
doi: 10.1111/ajt.16047.

Sex Disparity in Transplant: A Problem Hiding in Plain Sight

Lara C Pullen
Editorial

Sex Disparity in Transplant: A Problem Hiding in Plain Sight

Lara C Pullen. Am J Transplant. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

This month’s installment of “The AJT Report” explores the challenge of sex disparity in transplant and what might be done to address this ongoing problem. We also report on a recent amendment to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine emergency use authorizations that affects solid organ recipients.

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  • Correcting the sex disparity in MELD-Na.
    Wood NL, VanDerwerken D, Segev DL, Gentry SE. Wood NL, et al. Am J Transplant. 2021 Oct;21(10):3296-3304. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16731. Epub 2021 Jul 12. Am J Transplant. 2021. PMID: 34174151 Free PMC article.

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