Panel reactive antibody positivity and associated HLA antibodies in Turkish renal transplant candidates

Transplant Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-188

  Ozdemir, Fatma Nurhan ^a   Sezer, Siren ^a   Akcay, Ali ^a,b   Arat, Zubeyde ^a   Turan, Munire ^a   Gulmus, Sale ^a   Kulah, Eyup ^a   Haberal, Mehmet ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti HLA antibodies; Panel reactive antibody; Turkish

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 1242306488     PISSN: 09663274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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