IMR Press / FBL / Volume 13 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.2741/2670

Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark (FBL) is published by IMR Press from Volume 26 Issue 5 (2021). Previous articles were published by another publisher on a subscription basis, and they are hosted by IMR Press on imrpress.com as a courtesy and upon agreement with Frontiers in Bioscience.

Article
Current state of pediatric renal transplantation
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1 Department of Pediatrics, Division ofNephrology, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2 Department of Pediatrics, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY
Front. Biosci. (Landmark Ed) 2008, 13(1), 197–203; https://doi.org/10.2741/2670
Published: 1 January 2008
Abstract

Renal transplantation is the goal for the pediatric patient with end stage renal disease. Recent advances in technology and immunosuppression have greatly enhanced patient and graft survival. However, the chronic immunosuppression exposes children to multiple complications and side effects. The current objective of pediatric renal transplantation is to develop management strategies which minimize or eliminate immunosuppression morbidities in order to maximize the growth and development of this unique population.

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