American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 1005-1011 , December 2009

Clinical Transplantation Tolerance: A Myth No More, But…

  • Jamil Azzi, MD
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  • Mohamed H. Sayegh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mohamed H. Sayegh, MD, Transplant Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, 221 Longwood Ave, Boston MA 02115

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.08.005 on October 12, 2009.

PII: S0272-6386(09)01079-8

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.08.005

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 1005-1011 , December 2009

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