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  • Title: Blood-transfusions induce prolonged kidney allograft survival in rhesus monkeys.
    Author: van Es AA, Marquet RL, van Rood JJ, Kalff MW, Balner H.
    Journal: Lancet; 1977 Mar 05; 1(8010):506-9. PubMed ID: 65609.
    Abstract:
    A prospective study has been carried out in rhesus monkeys to investigate the influence of blood-transfusions on kidney allograft survival. Unrelated animals matched for 2 or 3 antigens of the A and B locus of the major histocompatibility complex were given five consecutive blood-transfusions before transplantation and received conventional immunosuppressive treatment. Transfused recipients showed a four-fold increase in mean survival time compared with the non-transfused controls. These results may contribute to a change of policy regarding blood-transfusions in transplant patients.
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