Table 4.
Risk factors | Protective factors |
---|---|
Young recipient | HLA-B46 antigen |
Young donor | Induction with anti-IL-2-R antibodies |
Rapid progression from IgAN diagnosis to ESKD | MMF |
Short time on dialysis | Pretransplant tonsillectomy |
Low total HLA mismatches | |
Low HLA-DR mismatches | |
Male recipient | |
Related donor | |
Retransplantation | |
Hemodialysis | |
No induction therapy | |
mTOR inhibitor | |
ACEI/ARB |
IgAN, immunoglobulin A nephropathy; ESRD, end stage renal disease; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB, angiotensin receptor blockers; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil.