Acute renal allograft rejection is associated with increased levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in the urine

Aim:  The purpose of this study was to assess whether measurement of urinary vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) could be adopted as a new non‐invasive diagnostic tool for acute rejection following renal transplantation.

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