Molecular injury score

1. Donor age is linked with higher molecular injury score in humans.

   “Older donor age had little effect on acute molecular injury immediately after transplant but strongly increased molecular injury scores at later times, peaking about 1-year after transplant”

   Humansat later times after transplant, peaking about 1 year; little effect immediately after transplantkidney

   Impact of older donor age in kidney transplants in a biopsy-based observational study

   JCI insight·May 7, 2026

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