C4d in acute rejection after liver transplantation - A valuable tool in differential diagnosis to hepatitis C recurrence

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 523-530

  Schmeding, M ^a   Dankof, A ^a   Krenn, V ^a   Krukemeyer, M G ^a   Koch, M ^a   Spinelli, A ^a   Langrehr, J M ^a   Neumann, U P ^a   Neuhaus, P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

C4d; Differential diagnosis; Hepatitis C; Liver transplantation; Reinfection; Rejection

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4D; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CYCLOSPORIN; INTERFERON; LIVER ENZYME; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OKT 3; RIBAVIRIN; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REINFECTION; STAINING; ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADD ON THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GOLD STANDARD; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; RECURRENT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE SECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; COMPLEMENT C4B; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644912013     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01180.x     Document Type: Article

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