A very low thymus function identifies patients with substantial increased risk for long-term mortality after kidney transplantation.

Michiel G H BetjesAnton W LangerakMariska KlepperNicolle H R Litjens

Published in: Immunity & ageing : I & A (2020)

A severe reduction in circulating naïve T cells because of a decrease in recent thymic emigrants is highly associated with all-cause mortality after renal transplantation.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
genome wide
early onset
risk factors
coronary artery disease
type diabetes
gene expression