A Cox regression-proportional hazards model was used to correct for variables which were significantly associated with transplant survival in our population (donor age, acute rejection within 6 months and decade of transplantation) as well as those which are generally accepted to impact transplant survival but that did not reach statistical significance in this cohort (recipient gender, recipient age, degree of HLA mismatching, ischemic time).
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Comprehensive investigation of the caveolin 2 gene: resequencing and association for kidney transplant outcomes.
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The CAV2 SNP rs13221869 was nominally significant for kidney transplant failure.