Preventing sensitization with mycophenolate mofetil in a pediatric kidney recipient

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 367-370

  Wong, Hubert ^a   LaBerge, Robert ^a   Harvey, Elizabeth ^b   Filler, Guido ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mycophenolate mofetil; Panel reactive antibody; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYSTATIN C; DACLIZUMAB; HLA ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PANEL REACTIVE ANTIBODY; TACROLIMUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MULTIPLE DONOR; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREGNANCY; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646255454     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2005.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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