HLA alleles in renal transplant recipients with nonmelanoma skin cancer in southeastern Brazil.

Clarissa Schmidt Rogel Fabiana Covolo de Souza Santana Elaine Valim Camarinha Marcos Marilia Marufuji Ogawa Geovana Basso Jane Tomimori

Published in: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia (2019)

The involvement of HLA alleles in nonmelanoma skin cancer in renal transplant recipients was confirmed in this study. Renal transplant recipients with HLA-B*13 showed higher risk for developing a skin cancer (OR= 7.29) and should be monitored for a long period of time after transplantation.

Keyphrases

skin cancer
bone marrow