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Boerstra BA, Boenink R, Astley ME, Bonthuis M, Abd ElHafeez S, Arribas Monzón F, Åsberg A, Beckerman P, Bell S, Cases Amenós A, Castro de la Nuez P, ten Dam MAGJ, Debska-Slizien A, Gjorgjievski N, Giudotti R, Helve J, Hommel K, Idrizi A, Indriðason ÓS, Jarraya F, Kerschbaum J, Komissarov KS, Kozliuk N, Kravljaca M, Lassalle M, De Meester JM, Ots-Rosenberg M, Plummer Z, Radunovic D, Razvazhaieva O, Resic H, Rodríguez Arévalo OL, Santiuste de Pablos C, Seyahi N, Slon-Roblero MF, Stendahl M, Tolaj-Avdiu M, Trujillo-Alemán S, Ziedina I, Ziginskiene E, Ortiz A, Jager KJ, Stel VS, Kramer A. The ERA Registry Annual Report 2021: a summary. Clin Kidney J 2024; 17:sfad281. [PMID: 38638342 PMCID: PMC11024806 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfad281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
Abstract
Background The European Renal Association (ERA) Registry collects data on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). This paper is a summary of the ERA Registry Annual Report 2021, including a comparison across treatment modalities. Methods Data was collected from 54 national and regional registries from 36 countries, of which 35 registries from 18 countries contributed individual patient data and 19 registries from 19 countries contributed aggregated data. Using this data, incidence and prevalence of KRT, kidney transplantation rates, survival probabilities and expected remaining lifetimes were calculated. Result In 2021, 533.2 million people in the general population were covered by the ERA Registry. The incidence of KRT was 145 per million population (pmp). In incident patients, 55% were 65 years or older, 64% were male, and the most common primary renal disease (PRD) was diabetes (22%). The prevalence of KRT was 1040 pmp. In prevalent patients, 47% were 65 years or older, 62% were male, and the most common PRDs were diabetes and glomerulonephritis/sclerosis (both 16%). On 31 December 2021, 56% of patients received haemodialysis, 5% received peritoneal dialysis, and 39% were living with a functioning graft. The kidney transplantation rate in 2021 was 37 pmp, a majority coming from deceased donors (66%). For patients initiating KRT between 2012-2016, 5-year survival probability was 52%. Compared to the general population, life expectancy was 65% and 68% shorter for males and females receiving dialysis, and 40% and 43% shorter for males and females living with a functioning graft.
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Affiliation(s)
- Brittany A Boerstra
- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Health Behaviours & Chronic Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Health Behaviours & Chronic Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Global Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Methodology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Epidemiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- The Norwegian Renal Registry, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital – Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Scottish Renal Registry, Public Health Scotland, Glasgow, UK
- Division of Population Health & Genomics, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- SICATA: Information System of the Autonomous Coordination of Transplants of Andalusia, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Gdańsk Medical University, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Clinic of Nephrology, Skopje, North Macedonia
- Faculty of Medicine, University ‘SS Cyril and Methodius’ Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Finnish Registry for Kidney Diseases, Helsinki, Finland
- Abdominal Center Nephrology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Nephrology, Holbaek Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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- Service of Nephrology, UHC ‘Mother Teresa’, Tirana, Albania
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- Division of Nephrology, Landspitali – The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Research Lab LR19ES11 and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Austrian Dialysis and Transplant Registry, Department of Internal Medicine IV – Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Minsk Scientific and Practical Center for Surgery, Transplantology and Hematology, Minsk, Belarus
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- Clinic of Nephrology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- REIN registry (Renal Epidemiology and Information Network), Agence de la Biomédecine, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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- Tartu University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tartu, Estonia
- Tartu University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Tartu, Estonia
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- Clinic for Nephrology, Clinical Center of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Society for Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Registry of Kidney Patients of the Valencian Community, General Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Valencia, Spain
- Health and Well-being Technologies Program, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Murcia Renal Registry, Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Nephrology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Swedish Renal Registry, Dept of Internal Medicine, Jonkoping Hospital, Jonkoping, Sweden
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- Health Quality Assessment and Information System Service, Dirección General de Programas Asistenciales, Servicio Canario de la Salud, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Center of Nephrology, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
- Latvian Association of Nephrology, Riga, Latvia
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- Lithuanian Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Association, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Nephrology Department, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, IIS-Fundacion Jimenez Diaz UAM, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Methodology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Boenink R, Kramer A, Vanholder RC, Mahillo B, Massy ZA, Bušić M, Ortiz A, Stel VS, Jager KJ, Idrizi A, Watschinger B, Neuwirt H, Eller K, Kalachik O, Leschuk S, Petkevich O, Abramowicz D, Hellemans R, Wissing KM, Colenbie L, Trnacevic S, Rebic D, Resic H, Filipov J, Megerov P, Bušić M, Žunec R, Markić D, Soloukides A, Savva I, Toumasi E, Viklicky O, Reischig T, Krejčí K, Sørensen SS, Bistrup C, Skov K, Lilienthal K, Ots-Rosenberg M, Helanterä I, Koivusalo A, Hourmant M, Essig M, Frimat L, Tomadze G, Banas B, Boletis I, Sándor M, Pálsson R, Plant W, Conlon P, Cooney A, Biancone L, Cardillo M, Ziedina I, Jusinskis J, Vaiciuniene R, Dalinkeviciene E, Delicata L, Farrugia E, Radunović D, Prelević V, Tomović F, Hilbrands L, Bemelman FJ, Schaefer B, Resisæter AV, Lien B, Skauby M, Dębska-Ślizień A, Durlik M, Wiecek A, Sampaio S, Romãozinho C, Jorge C, Rambabova-Bushljetikj I, Nikolov IG, Trajceska L, Tacu D, Elec A, Covic A, Zakharova E, Naumovic R, Lausevic M, Baltesová T, Žilinská Z, Dedinská I, Ponikvar JB, Arnol M, Valentín MO, Domínguez-Gil B, Crespo M, Mazuecos A, Wallquist C, Lundgren T, Dickenmann M, Toz H, Aki T, Keven K, Ravanan R, Geddes C. Factors influencing kidney transplantation rates: a study from the ERA Registry. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2023; 38:1540-1551. [PMID: 36626928 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfad001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Large international differences exist in kidney transplantation (KT) rates. We aimed to investigate which factors may explain the total, deceased donor, and living donor KT rates over the last decade. METHODS KT experts from 39 European countries completed the Kidney Transplantation Rate Survey on measures and barriers and their potential effect on the KT rate in their country. In the analyses, countries were divided into low, middle, and high KT rate countries based on the KT rate at the start of study period in 2010. RESULTS Experts from low KT rate countries reported more frequently to have taken measures regarding staff, equipment and facilities to increase total KT rate compared with middle and high KT rate countries. For donor type specific KT, the largest international differences in measures taken were reported for deceased donor KT, with middle and high KT rate countries taking more measures, such as the use of expanded criteria donor kidneys, the presence of transplantation coordinators, and (inter)national exchange of donor kidneys. Once a measure was taken, experts' opinion on its success was similar across the low, middle and high KT rate countries. Experts from low KT rate countries more often reported potential barriers, such as patients' lack of knowledge and distrust in the health care system. CONCLUSIONS In particular in low KT rate countries, KT rate might be stimulated by optimizing staff, equipment, and facilities. In addition, all countries may benefit from deceased and living donor specific measures.
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- Rianne Boenink
- ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.,European Kidney Health Alliance, Brussels, Belgium
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- Paris-Saclay University, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, team 5, Clinical Epidemiology, Villejuif 94800, France.,Paris-Saclay University, AP-HP, Ambroise Paré Hospital, Nephrology department Boulogne-Billancourt 92100, France
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- Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Boenink R, Kramer A, Tuinhout RE, Savoye E, Åsberg A, Idrizi A, Kerschbaum J, Ziedina I, Ziginskiene E, Farrugia E, Garneata L, Zakharova EV, Bell S, Arnol M, Segelmark M, Ioannou K, Hommel K, Rosenberg-Ots M, Vazelov E, Helve J, Mihály S, Pálsson R, Nordio M, Gjorgjievski N, de Vries APJ, Seyahi N, Magadi WA, Resić H, Kalachyk A, Rahmel AO, Galvão AA, Naumovic R, Lundgren T, Arici M, de Meester JM, Ortiz A, Jager KJ, Stel VS. Trends in kidney transplantation rate across Europe: Study from the ERA Registry. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2023; 38:1528-1539. [PMID: 36610723 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify trends in total, deceased donor and living donor kidney transplantation (KT) rates in European countries. METHODS The European Renal Association (ERA) Registry and the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation (GODT) databases were used to obtain the number of KTs in individual European countries between 2010 and 2018. General population counts were obtained from Eurostat or the national bureaus of statistics. The KT rate per million population (pmp) and the average annual percentage change (APC) were calculated. RESULTS The total KT rate in the 40 participating countries increased with 1.9% annually (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.5, 2.2) from 29.6 pmp in 2010 to 34.7 pmp in 2018, reflecting an increase of 3.4 pmp in the deceased donor KT rate (from 21.6 pmp to 25.0 pmp, APC: 1.9% [95%CI: 1.3, 2.4]) and of 1.5 pmp in the living donor KT rate (from 8.1 pmp to 9.6 pmp, APC: 1.6% [95%CI: 1.0, 2.3]). The trends in KT rate varied widely across European countries. An East-West gradient was observed for deceased donor KT rate with Western European countries performing more KTs. In addition, most countries performed less living donor KTs. In 2018, Spain had the highest deceased donor KT rate (64.6 pmp) and Turkey the highest living donor KT rate (37.0 pmp). CONCLUSIONS The total KT rate increased due to a rise in the KT rate from deceased donors and to a lesser extent from living donors, with large differences between individual European countries.
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- Rianne Boenink
- ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Direction Prélèvement Greffe Organes-Tissus, Agence de la biomédecine, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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- The Norwegian Renal Registry, Department of Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital - Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Service of Nephrology, UHC "Mother Teresa, Tirana, Albania
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- Austrian Dialysis and Transplant Registry, Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Pauls Stradins clinical university hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Lithuanian Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Association, Lithuania.,Nephrology Department, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Dr Carol Davila Teaching Hospital of Nephrology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Nephrology and Hemodialysis, Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Scottish Renal Registry, Public Health Scotland, Meridian Court, Glasgow, United Kingdom.,Division of Population Health & Genomics, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Lund University and Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Cardiology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Holbaek Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tartu University and Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- Finnish Registry for Kidney Diseases, Helsinki, Finland.,Nephrology, Abdominal Center, University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Nephrology, Landspitali-The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland.,Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- University Hospital of Nephrology, Skopje, North Macedonia.,Faculty of Medicine, University Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Leiden Transplant Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of nephrology, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa medical faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Society of nephrology and dialysis of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Minsk Scientific and Practical Center for Surgery, Transplantation and Hematology, State Institution, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
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- Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Portuguese Society of Nephrology, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Zvezdara University Clinical Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia.,High Medical School, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Transplantation Surgery, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nephrology, Dialysis and Hypertension, Dutch-speaking Belgian Renal Registry (NBVN), VITAZ, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
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- Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Fundación Renal Iñigo Alvarez de Toledo, Madrid, Spain
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- ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Popova A, Vasiļvolfa A, Rācenis K, Erts R, Šlisere B, Saulīte AJ, Ziedina I, Folkmane I, Čerņevskis H, Kroiča J, Pētersons A, Kuzema V. Leucine-Rich Alpha-2-Glycoprotein (LRG-1) as a Potential Kidney Injury Marker in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Ann Transplant 2022; 27:e936751. [PMID: 36065144 PMCID: PMC9463878 DOI: 10.12659/aot.936751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for most patients with end-stage renal disease. To improve patient and transplant survival, non-invasive diagnostic methods for different pathologies are important. Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein (LRG-1) is an innovative biomarker that is elevated in cases of angiogenesis, inflammation, and kidney injury. However, there are limited data about the diagnostic role of LRG-1 in kidney transplant recipients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between serum LRG-1, urine LRG-1, and kidney transplant function and injury. Material/Methods We enrolled 35 kidney transplant recipients in the study. LRG-1 in the serum and urine was detected using ELISA. We evaluated the correlation of serum and urine LRG-1 with traditional serum and urine kidney injury markers. Results A higher level of serum LRG-1 correlates with a higher level of urine LRG-1. Serum LRG-1 has a positive correlation with transplant age, serum urea, serum creatinine, serum cystatin C, proteinuria, and fractional excretion of sodium (FENa) and a negative correlation with hemoglobin and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Urine LRG-1 has a positive correlation with serum cystatin C, proteinuria, and urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL). Conclusions Higher levels of serum and urine LRG-1 are associated with kidney transplant injury and functional deterioration. Thus, LRG-1 might be also as a biomarker for tubular dysfunction in patients after kidney transplantation.
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- Anna Popova
- Department of Nephrology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Nephrology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Nephrology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Nephrology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Nephrology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Nephrology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Nephrology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Biology and Microbiology, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Nephrology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Nephrology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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Vasiļvolfa A, Kroiča J, Popova A, Rācenis K, Šlisere B, Ziedina I, Folkmane I, Lejnieks A, Cernevskis H, Petersons A, Kuzema V. MO945SERUM AND URINE LEUCINE RICH ALPHA-2-GLYCOPROTEIN-1 IS ASSOCIATED WITH KIDNEY TRANSPLANT INJURY AND FAILURE. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab110.0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background and Aims
Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for most of the patients with end stage chronic kidney disease. To improve patient and graft survival, early diagnostics and discovery of specific biomarkers is important. Leucine rich alpha-2-glycoprotein-1 (LRG-1) is an innovative, non-invasive biomarker that is elevated in case of angiogenesis, inflammation and kidney injury. Aim was to evaluate biomarker LRG-1 level in serum and urine in kidney transplant recipients in accordance with kidney injury markers and time period after kidney transplantation.
Method
In the study 35 patients were enrolled. Patients had functioning kidney grafts and they were more than one year post transplant. We detected patient serum and urine LRG-1 levels, using ELISA. Correlation between serum LRG-1, urine LRG-1 and kidney graft structural and functional damage markers was performed. Also, we compared serum LRG-1 levels between subgroups (patients >5 years post transplant and ≤ 5 years post transplant).
Results
Serum LRG-1 had positive correlation with serum cystatin-C (r=0,46, p<0,01), serum urea (r=0,53, p<0,01) and negative correlation with eGFR (r= -0,39, p=0,02). Patients with >5 years post transplant had higher serum LRG-1 level compared with patients ≤5 years post transplant (p<0,01). Serum LRG-1 had positive correlation with a longer time period after transplantation (r=0,53, p=0,01). Urine LRG-1 had correlation with proteinuria (r=0,58, p<0,01) and NGAL level in urine (r=0,44, p<0,01). The most common maintenance immunosuppressive regimen was therapy with tacrolimus, mycophenolate and prednisolone (48,6%).
Conclusion
Higher serum LRG-1 level correlates with decreased kidney transplant function and with longer time period after transplantation. Higher LRG-1 level in serum and urine is related to kidney transplant injury and failure. Urine LRG-1 can be a useful biomarker for tubular dysfunction in kidney transplant recipients.
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- Aiga Vasiļvolfa
- Rīga Stradiņš University; University of Latvia, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- University of Latvia, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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Gritane K, Jusinskis J, Malcevs A, Suhorukovs V, Amerika D, Puide I, Ziedina I. Influence of Pretransplant Dialysis Vintage on Repeated Kidney Transplantation Outcomes. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:1249-1257. [PMID: 29880343 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Dialysis has a dose-dependent effect on first kidney transplantation outcomes, and a shorter waiting time on dialysis is associated with superior graft function. There are not enough data to support this statement in the case of a repeated transplantation. As such, we aimed to evaluate the influence of the dialysis vintage before the last transplantation on graft function as well as patient and graft survival in repeated transplantation situations. Patients who underwent repeated kidney transplantations were included in the retrospective study. Specifically, 79 patients were included who were divided into 4 groups according to the dialysis vintage before the last transplantation. We assessed graft function and patient and graft survival rates after 1- and 3-year follow-up. One-year graft function was worse for patients with a dialysis vintage of more than 31 months (P = .005), but there was no difference after 3 years. One- and 3-year graft survival was better for patients with a dialysis vintage of less than 12 months (P = .017). We concluded that a longer waiting time on dialysis was associated with worse graft function and diminished long-term graft survival after repeated kidney transplantation.
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- K Gritane
- Riga Stradins University, Transplant Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia
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- Riga Stradins University, Transplant Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia; Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Riga Stradins University, Transplant Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia; Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Riga Stradins University, Transplant Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia; Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Riga Stradins University, Transplant Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia; Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Riga Stradins University, Transplant Research Laboratory, Riga, Latvia; Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia.
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Ziedina I, Lesina-Korne B, Cistjakovs M, Sultanova A, Chapenko S, Suhorukovs V, Jushinskis J, Murovska M. SP809HIGH RISK HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION IN FEMALE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx158.sp809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Cistjakovs M, Sultanova A, Jermakova O, Chapenko S, Lesina-Korne B, Rozental R, Razeberga D, Murovska M, Ziedina I. Human papillomavirus type 18 infection in a female renal allograft recipient: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2016; 10:318. [PMID: 27829434 PMCID: PMC5101687 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-016-1090-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Human papillomavirus type 18 is the second most common cause of cervical cancer and is found in 7 to 20 % of cases of cervical cancer. The oncogenic potential of high-risk human papillomavirus is associated with expression of early proteins E6 and E7. Due to long-term immunosuppressive therapy, renal transplant recipients have a higher risk of developing persistent human papillomavirus infection. CASE PRESENTATION A 29-year-old white woman from Latvia with chronic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis received renal allograft transplantation and was prescribed immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporine, prednisolone, and mycophenolate mofetil. Two weeks after renal transplantation, her cervical swab was positive for human papillomavirus consensus sequences. After 6 months, quantitative polymerase chain reaction showed a high viral load of 3,630,789 copies/105 cells of high-risk human papillomavirus type 18 and expression of E6 and E7 oncogenes in her cervical swab and urine sample. One year after renal transplantation, the viral load in her cervical swab increased significantly to 7,413,102 copies/105 cells. Messenger ribonucleic acid of human papillomavirus type 18 E6 and E7 oncogenes were also detected. Shortly after this, she had an unsuccessful pregnancy which resulted in a spontaneous abortion at 6/7 weeks. Two months after the abortion her viral load sharply decreased to 39 copies/105 cells. Oncogenes E6 and E7 messenger ribonucleic acid expression was not observed in this period. CONCLUSIONS This case report represents data which show that immunosuppressive therapy may increase the risk of developing persistent high-risk human papillomavirus infection with expression of E6 and E7 oncogenes in renal transplant recipients. However, even during this therapy the immune status of a recipient can improve and contribute to human papillomavirus viral load reduction. Spontaneous abortion can be considered a possible contributory factor in human papillomavirus clearance.
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- Maksims Cistjakovs
- August Kirchenstein Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
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- August Kirchenstein Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- August Kirchenstein Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- August Kirchenstein Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Gynecology and Maternity Unit, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Transplant Research Laboratory, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Gynecology and Maternity Unit, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- August Kirchenstein Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Transplant Research Laboratory, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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Chapenko S, Folkmane I, Ziedina I, Chistyakovs M, Rozentals R, Krumina A, Murovska M. Association of HHV-6 and HHV-7 reactivation with the development of chronic allograft nephropathy. J Clin Virol 2009; 46:29-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ziedina I, Folkmane I, Chapenko S, Murovska M, Sultanova A, Jushinskis J, Rozental R. Reactivation of BK Virus in the Early Period After Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2009. [PMID: 19328975 DOI: 10.1016/transproceed.2009.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Typically, polyoma BK virus (BKV) remains latent in the urogenital tract after primary infection. Reactivation of BKV in recipients of kidney allografts can cause progressive graft dysfunction known as BK virus nephropathy (BKVN). The cornerstone of treatment for BKVN is prevention; therefore, it is important to detect BKV reactivation early and reduce immunosuppression. We sought to identify the BKV reactivation rate and associated factors in a prospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 37 consecutive unselected adult recipients who underwent deceased donor kidney transplantation in 2007 and completed at least 3 months of observation. Qualitative nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing was performed to detect BKV DNA in urine and plasma specimens. RESULTS In all cases, BK viremia or viruria was not detected on the postoperative day or 2 weeks thereafter. At 3 months, BKV reactivation developed in 6 (16%) of 37 recipients. Simultaneous viremia and viruria were present on 5 patients and viremia only in 1 patient. Significant risk factors for BK viremia were body mass index >30 kg/m(2) (P = .02), retransplantation (P =.04), and use of tacrolimus (P = .02). Serum creatinine values at 3 months after transplantation were significantly higher among patients with active BKV infection (P = .008). CONCLUSIONS Early BKV reactivation is associated with worse graft function as early as 3 months after transplantation. Obesity, retransplantation, and use of tacrolimus were factors promoting early development of BKV viremia.
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- I Ziedina
- P. Stradina Clinical University Hospital, Department of Transplantation, Riga, Latvia; Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
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Ziedina I, Folkmane I, Chapenko S, Murovska M, Sultanova A, Jushinskis J, Rozental R. Reactivation of BK Virus in the Early Period After Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:766-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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