Measuring T cell alloreactivity to predict kidney transplant outcomes: Are we there yet?

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 328-330

  Iacomini, John ^a   Sayegh, Mohamed H ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2;

ALLOIMMUNITY; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; GRAFT REJECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIXED LYMPHOCYTE REACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 33645455535     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2005121264     Document Type: Editorial

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