African Americans Retain Immune Response While On Immunosuppressive Drugs.

Publication: Hepatitis Weekly

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2001 APR 23 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) --

by Sonia Nichols, staff medical writer - Despite the use of immunosuppressive therapies after liver and kidney transplants, African Americans suffer worse graft survival rates than white patients.

In the face of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, viral hepatitis, and liver cancer, African Americans often require liver or kidney transplants at the same or higher...

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