Kidney transplantation is the treatment modality of choice for the majority of patients suffering from end-stage renal disease. 1,2 Advances in solid organ transplantation have significantly reduced acute rejection rates, leading to significant improvements in shortterm kidney allograft survival. 3 However, long-term outcomes following kidney transplantation remain suboptimal due in part to
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