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Abo Blood Antigens - Articles
ABO Incompatibility Renal Transplant
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Matt S.
Posted
Mon 12 Jan 2009 12:00am
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An important exception to ABO incompatibility is the A2 blood group: because the A2 antigen is expressed at lower levels on kidney endothelium than other antigens, A2 kidneys can...
Although the traditional dogma of kidney transplant would state that ABO incompatibility is an absolute contraindication for a kidney transplant, this is changing
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Analyses raise new questions abo ...
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Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Tue 09 Jun 2009 10:35pm
Analyses raise new questions about diabetes care
CHICAGO, 10 june 2009-- Strict lowering of blood sugar may not have been the cause of excess deaths in a major study of patients with type 2 diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
The trial, known as ACCORD, studied the effects of intensive strategies to help diabetics get near-normal blood
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In an earlier post, I talked abo...
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Lisa E. L.
Posted
Sat 13 Sep 2008 1:17am
In an earlier post, I talked about Ashkenazi Jewish diseases in general. Now let’s turn to one disease in particular, Tay-Sachs, which is a disease that sadly claims the lives of children under the age of 5.
Tay-Sachs more frequently arises in children with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry because of the increased likelihood of people in this population
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I was sitting today thinking abo ...
by
Tina G.
Posted
Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:18pm
I was sitting today thinking about what our Christmas traditions are. Just the little things that we do each and every year to make the holiday season extra special.
The most obvious tradition is decorating the Christmas tree. We always do it on December 1. We put on a Christmas CD, put on our Christmas [...]
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