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Donor-derived skin cancer in a kidney transplant recipient

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Skin carcinomas, triggered by ultraviolet light, commonly develop post-transplantation and are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. A recent study in kidney transplant recipients has shown that some of these tumours arise from donor-derived cells. This phenomenon is interesting for the study of carcinogenesis, although its effect on clinical practice is unknown.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Pavillion R, Edouard Herriot Hospital, Lyon cedex 03, 69437, France

    Jean Kanitakis & Sylvie Euvrard

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Kanitakis, J., Euvrard, S. Donor-derived skin cancer in a kidney transplant recipient. Nat Rev Nephrol 9, 702–703 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2013.211

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