HLA matching at a single kidney transplant center.

Over 1000 patients were analyzed in two different time intervals, 1978-1983 and 1984-1989; these corresponded to patient groups not treated with cyclosporine and treated with cyclosporine. Analysis of mismatching showed that there was a significant (P less than 0.05) longterm matching effect in the precyclosporine, era with 0 HLA-DR-mismatched recipients having a 9.

Renal dialysis center operational plans.

The Southern California region has available a Renal-Dialysis Center at the University of Southern California School of Medicine and the Los Angeles County General Hospital. The center is prepared to carry out dialysis, transplantation, research and education in nephrology.Patient selection for dialysis will be randomized among optimum candidates.