Methods The Kidney Transplant Working Group, a subcommittee of the Canadian Society of
Transplantation (CST), was asked to prepare eligibility criteria for renal transplantation by …

Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD, MIM 242900) is an autosomal-recessive pleiotropic
disorder with the diagnostic features of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, renal dysfunction …

These recommendations are the result of a national, multidisciplinary, year-long process to
discuss whether and how to proceed with organ donation after cardiocirculatory death (DCD) …

literature reviews and related practice surveys. During the forum, each of the 5 areas was
addressed using the following process. Presentations by experts were followed by open …

Safety and efficacy of two sirolimus (SRL)-based regimens were compared with tacrolimus (TAC)
and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). Renal transplantation recipients were randomized …

The function of renal transplants can deteriorate at any time posttransplant, but the risks and
mechanisms may differ at different times posttransplant. Survival of 522 consecutive …

Importance BK virus infection is a significant complication of modern immunosuppression
used in kidney transplantation. Viral reactivation occurs first in the urine (BK viruria) and is …

The onset of diabetes mellitus following kidney transplantation or post-transplant diabetes
mellitus (PTDM) is now recognized as being an increasingly common complication that is …

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a well-recognized complication of
solid organ transplantation. The University of Alberta Renal Transplant Program had not …

Introduction. The minimal specimen size necessary for accurate interpretation of a renal biopsy
has not been identified. We attempted such a determination by three different analyses of …