Essays about: "Kidney Exchange"

Found 5 essays containing the words Kidney Exchange.

  1. 1. Priorities in Pairwise Kidney Exchanges - A Simulation Study on European Kidney Exchange Programs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Samuel Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Kidney Exchange; Pairwise Kidney Exchange; KEP; Priority; ESRD; Kidney Transplantation; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: For most patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) kidney transplantation is the best treatment option. Best outcomes are achieved with living donation. To increase access to living donation for patients who are not compatible with their living donors, Kidney Exchange Programs (KEPs) have evolved. READ MORE

  3. 2. Polycystic kidney disease : genetik och sjukdomsförlopp hos katt, hund och människa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Sofie Lagerqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : PKD; PKD1; PKD2; PKHD1; mutation; katt; hund;

    Abstract : Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) är en av de vanligaste genetiska njursjukdomarna hos människa och som även förekommer hos flertalet andra arter, till exempel katt och hund. Det finns två olika former av PKD som delas in efter nedärvningssätt, en dominant (ADPKD) och en recessiv (ARPKD) typ. READ MORE

  4. 3. Alternative Mechanisms For Kidney Exchange - Could More Swedish Patients Receive a New Kidney?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jim Ingebretsen Carlson; [2013]
    Keywords : Kidney Exchange; Priority Mechanism; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Patients who are in need of a new kidney and who have a living donor may not be able to receive a kidney from the donor because of blood- or tissue-type incompatibilities. If patient-donor pairs exchange kidneys, more kidney transplants can be performed. In Sweden, no system for kidney exchange exists. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exon sequencing of the gene encoding UCMA/GRP in healthy and clinical subjects

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Ebba Frånlund; [2011]
    Keywords : UCMA; GRP; PCR; DNA-sequencing; dideoxy-sequencing; pyrosequencing;

    Abstract : Mineralization of soft tissues can cause significantly increased morbidity and mortality. The mechanism for this process is still unknown; however, patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at high risk of developing vascular calcifications. READ MORE

  6. 5. Design, Synthesis and Biological testing of Novel ligands for Ghrelin Receptor

    University essay from Institutionen för vård och natur

    Author : Burri Harsha Vardhan Reddy; [2008]
    Keywords : Harsha; Burri; Reddy; skovde; sweden; denmark; Ghrelin;

    Abstract : Abstract G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are having the high medical importance since almost half of the medicinal drugs are designed as modulators of receptor molecules. Crystal structure or NMR structures of GPCRs are very difficult to determine because all GPCRs are typically bound to the cell membrane and thus their molecular activation mechanism is still unclear. READ MORE