Detection of HLA-specific antibodies by PRA-STAT and their association with transplant outcome

Transplantation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 121-125

  Worthington, Judith E ^a   Thomas, Adrian A ^a   Dyer, Philip A ^a   Martin, Susan ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAFT FAILURE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES; CHILD; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; HLA ANTIGENS; HLA-D ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; ISOANTIBODIES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031952148     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199801150-00023     Document Type: Article

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