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Balancing Benefits and Risks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation.

Paper A Peer reviewed Meta-analysis or large trial

Key takeaways

This review looked at many studies to compare kidney transplants from donors with different blood types against standard matches. It found that both groups had similar survival rates and similar risks of the body rejecting the kidney. This means more people can find a donor match without a higher risk of the kidney failing.

Who did this work

Pour-Rezagholi F · Samadian F · Hoseini Chimeh M · Amini H · Heidary SS · Dalili N

Source

Paper · PubMed, CKD severity and reversal · 2026 Sep 20
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42773768/