The Effect of Race on Access and Outcome in Transplantation

The Patient Care and Education Committee of the American Society of Physicians (ASTP) examined the issue of racial inequality in kidney in the United States. Using both published data and personal, the committee developed a consensus on the issues and problems to race in transplantation. This report summarizes the committee's and outlines its recommendations to the ASTP. The topics covered the report are the prevalence and incidence of end stage renal disease minorities; race and the likelihood of undergoing organ transplantation; differences in ABO blood groups and MHC antigens; race and organ; other potential causes of unequal access to transplantation; race allograft survival; and race and pancreas and liver transplantation. (KIE)