CAN PRIORITY ALLOCATION OF DECEASED DONOR KIDNEYS BASED ON EPLET AND BROAD HLA-ANTIGEN MATCHING IMPROVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT POTENTIAL, REDUCES IMMUNOGENICITY AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN INDIGENOUS KIDNEY TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES? [ 2015 - 2017 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Wai Lim (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Germaine Wong

Brief description Although kidney transplantation has been shown to improve life expectancy in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), indigenous patients with CKD wait twice as long on the wait-list before transplant and have up to a 3-fold increased risk of rejection and infections resulting in graft loss and death respectively compared to non-indigenous patients. A better understanding of the immunological make-up of indigenous patients may help to reduce the risk of complications and improve survival.

Funding Amount $AUD 334,472.64

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes New Investigator Grant