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Year : 2010 | Volume
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The evolution of the Banff classification schema for diagnosing renal allograft rejection and its implications for clinicians
DM Bhowmik1, AK Dinda2, P Mahanta1, SK Agarwal1
1 Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India 2 Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
D M Bhowmik Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029 India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.62086
Till the early 1990s there was no standardized international classification of renal allograft biopsies resulting in considerable heterogeneity in reporting among the various centers. A group of dedicated renal pathologists, nephrologists, and transplant surgeons developed a schema in Banff, Canada in 1991. Subsequently there have been updates at regular intervals. The following review presents the evolution of the Banff classification and its utility for clinicians.
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