Despite the high positive predictive value (92%) of HLA-A30 in predicting recurrent disease, it was not surprising that this relatively low frequency HLA antigen, which has a prevalence of 7% in the general population and 19% in patients with ESKD secondary to primary FSGS, did not reach statistical significance as an independent predictor for recurrent disease in this small cohort.
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The role of HLA antigens in recurrent primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
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