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Table 1 Transplants’ Characteristics

From: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis recurrence after kidney transplantation: using the new classification

Variable

Transplants (n = 40)

Median age at transplantation- yr (range)

37.4 (15–59)

Gender (Male)

20 (50 %)

Race: Caucasian

28 (70 %)

African American

7 (17 %)

Other

5 (13 %)

MPGN type (Old classificationa): Type I

65 %

 Type II

9 %

 Type III

21 %

 Mixed

5 %

MPGN type (New classificationb): ICGN

88 %

 CGN

12 %

Donor source: Deceased

10 (25 %)

 Living unrelated

15 (37 %)

 Living related

15 (37 %)

Number of mismatches

 

 0

1 (2 %)

 1

3 (7 %)

 2

5 (12 %)

 3

10 (25 %)

 4

7 (17 %)

 5

7 (17 %)

 6

6 (15 %)

Preemptive kidney transplant

4 (10 %)

Median cumulative ESRD duration for non-preemptive- yr (range)

5.2 (0.2–20)

  1. aOld classification is based on location and appearance of immune deposits under electron microscopy
  2. bNew classification is based on C3 and IgG staining with immunofluorescence