Graft suruiual. Graft loss was defined as loss. Of graft at the point of repeat transplantation or patient death. Overall, graft survival, for ALD and non-ALD showed a trend similar to patient survival, given that “death with a functioning graft” was the major cause of graft loss after 6 months (Fig.4). Actuarial overall 9-year graft survival for group I was 49.7% vs. 53.2% for group II (Fig.4). Graft survival at 5 years was 66.5% for group I vs. 60.3% for group LL. For those who survived beyond 5 years, graft survival was significantly poorer in the ALD group than the non-ALD group (P=0.001)(Fig.2B). The causes of repeat transplantation in ALD group