Time to Move on: HLA Matching Should Be Reconsidered in Modern Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation.

Unlabelled: HLA matching has been the cornerstone of deceased donor kidney allocation policies worldwide but can lead to racial inequity. Although HLA matching has been shown to improve clinical outcomes, the long-term impacts of nonallogenic factors are being increasingly recognized. This has led some transplant programs to include points for nonallogenic factors, for example, age.