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A dataset containing demographics and medical information (including factors used in UK transplant) for a group of transplant candidates.

Usage

candidates.uk

Format

A data frame with 500 rows and 15 variables:

ID

Candidates' identifier

bg

Candidates' blood group: O, A, B, AB `

A1

HLA-A allele 1

A2

HLA-A allele 2

B1

HLA-B allele 1

B2

HLA-B allele 2

DR1

HLA-DR allele 1

DR2

HLA-DR allele 2

age

Candidates' age in years

dialysis

Candidates' time on dialysis in months

cPRA

Candidates' cPRA percentage

Tier

Candidates are ranked on two Tiers (A and B)

MS

Candidates' Match Score defined as HLA transplantability

RRI

A recipient risk score (RRI) calculated for each eligible patient using 4 risk factors: age, dialysis at registration, time on dialysis, diabetic status

urgent

clinical urgency 0/1

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