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Editorial
. 2022 Sep;35(7):1783-1786.
doi: 10.1007/s40620-022-01453-3.

History of kidney transplantation: a journey of progression and evolution for success

Ekamol Tantisattamo #  1   2   3 , Umberto Maggiore #  4 , Giorgina Barbara Piccoli #  5
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Editorial

History of kidney transplantation: a journey of progression and evolution for success

Ekamol Tantisattamo et al. J Nephrol. 2022 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: End-stage kidney disease; Kidney transplantation; Long-term allograft outcomes; Organ procurement; Organ shortage; Personalized precision medicine; Tolerance.

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History of kidney transplantation with three main periods including experimental, bench-to-bedside, and overcoming barrier periods. CNI calcineurin inhibitor, DCD donation after circulatory death, dd-cfDNA donor-derived cell-free DNA, DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, ECD expanded criteria donor, HCV hepatitis C, KPD kidney paired donation, LDKT living donor kidney transplantation
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