TY - JOUR
T1 - Blacks and whites and kidney transplantation
T2 - A disparity! But why and why won't it go away?
AU - Callender, Clive O.
AU - Miles, Patrice V.
AU - Hall, Margruetta B.
AU - Gordon, Sherilyn
PY - 2002/7
Y1 - 2002/7
N2 - In 1972, I (C.O.C.) became aware of the transplant disparity between blacks and whites. This disparity identified poorer kidney graft survival, higher incidences of end-stage renal disease, and poorer kidney donor survival among blacks regardless of the ethnicity of the recipient. After closer analysis, inequitable organ allocation schema, institutionalized racism, the green screen, and HLA heterogeneity may be contributory to these disparities. A comprehensive national strategic plan with significant research funding increases with the elimination of these disparities as a priority are necessary to make these disparities disappear.
AB - In 1972, I (C.O.C.) became aware of the transplant disparity between blacks and whites. This disparity identified poorer kidney graft survival, higher incidences of end-stage renal disease, and poorer kidney donor survival among blacks regardless of the ethnicity of the recipient. After closer analysis, inequitable organ allocation schema, institutionalized racism, the green screen, and HLA heterogeneity may be contributory to these disparities. A comprehensive national strategic plan with significant research funding increases with the elimination of these disparities as a priority are necessary to make these disparities disappear.
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U2 - 10.1053/trre.2002.127298
DO - 10.1053/trre.2002.127298
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036656709
VL - 16
SP - 163
EP - 176
JO - Transplantation Reviews
JF - Transplantation Reviews
SN - 0955-470X
IS - 3
ER -