716610login-checkHow machine learning could aid compatibility in kidney transplantation |
By Erica Moser
The United States saw a record 25,487 kidney transplants in 2021, according to the latest annual data report from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Five years after transplantation, successful organ function—called graft survival—of kidneys from deceased donors was 81% among patients ages 18 to 34 and 68% among people older than 65.
Malek Kamoun of the Perelman School of Medicine and Ryan Urbanowicz of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are developing machine learning strategies to improve kidney matching and decrease the risk of graft failure—with help from Penn students. Read the full article in Medical Xpress.
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