Hyperacute rejections of two consecutive renal allografts and early loss of the third transplant caused by non-HLA antibodies specific for endothelial cells

Transplant Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 321-327

  Sumitran Karuppan, S ^a   Tyden, G ^b   Reinholt, F ^b   Berg, U ^b   Moller, E ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIBODY; CELL ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; LIVING DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031442078     PISSN: 09663274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-3274(97)80016-0     Document Type: Article

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