a multifactorial analysis of 100 consecutive first cadaver kidney transplants was done to document the current status of this treatment for end stage renal disease and to determine the influence of the following variables on kidney losses owing to rejection : splenectomy , pre-transplant transfusions , transfusion at the transplantation , recipient sex , pre-transplant nephrectomy , donor and recipient a , b or o blood group , human leukocyte a and b antigen mismatches , kidney preservation method , donor treatment with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide , recipient treatment with antilymphocyte serum or antilymphoblast globulin and a low dose of steroid treatment for rejection .
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