Human Leucocyte Antigens (DRB1*03, DRB1*04 and DQB1*02) Associated with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Among 269 Kidney Graft Donors and Recipients in Kenya

Authors

  • Dr. Samuel K. Kabinga Maralal county referral hospital, P.O. Box 18882-00100 Nairobi.
  • Dr. Anthony Jude O. Consultant Physician/Nephrologist. Senior lecturer University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics. P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi.
  • Prof. Kirana M. Bhatt Consultant Physician/Nephrologist. Senior lecturer University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics. P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi.
  • Prof. Joshua K. Kayima Consultant Physician/Nephrologist. Senior lecturer University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics. P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi.
  • Prof. Seth O. McLigeyo Consultant Physician/Nephrologist. Senior lecturer University of Nairobi, College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics. P.O. Box 30197-00100, Nairobi.

Keywords:

Type 1 diabetes mellitus, Human leucocyte antigens.

Abstract

This was a descriptive study which utilized the medical records for the kidney donors and recipients who had been followed up in the kidney transplantation programme in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Tissue typing is rarely performed routinely among our patients partially due to cost. It is with this in mind that we engaged in extraction of more information from the tissue typing data which have been used in kidney transplantation programme in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi Kenya.

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Published

2016-09-27

How to Cite

K. Kabinga, D. S., Jude O., D. A., M. Bhatt, P. K., K. Kayima, P. J., & O. McLigeyo, P. S. (2016). Human Leucocyte Antigens (DRB1*03, DRB1*04 and DQB1*02) Associated with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Among 269 Kidney Graft Donors and Recipients in Kenya. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 30(1), 57–63. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/6335

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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2016)

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