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Previous Volume 352:2657-2658 June 23, 2005 Number 25

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Edited by Matthew R. Weir. 561 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. $129. ISBN 0-7817-4491-1.

Transplantation has been a miracle of modern medicine. The success of transplantation of all solid organs began with the pioneers of kidney transplantation, who developed, tested, and refined innovative immunosuppressive treatment. In the early years, the American transplantation group consisted of a small number of transplantation surgeons who met annually at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. Over the past three decades, the American Transplant Congress has outgrown Chicago and many other sites for its meetings. The growth of the congress is entirely due to the success of transplantation. The burgeoning population of kidney recipients has resulted in the growth in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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