Presence of donor-and-recipient-derived DNA microchimerism in the cell-free blood samples of renal transplantation recipients associates with the acceptance of transplanted kidneys

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 477-482

  Fu, Yao Wen ^a   Wang, Wei Gang ^a   Zhou, Hong Lan ^a   Cai, Lu ^b,c  

^a CHINA JAPAN UNION HOSPITAL OF JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Donor and recipient derived DNA microchimerism; Immunotolerance; Renal rejection; Renal transplantation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DNA; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; PRIMER DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DNA DETERMINATION; DYZ GENE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCHIMERISM; ORGAN DONOR; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECIPIENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SRY GENE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; Y CHROMOSOME; BLOOD; CHIMERA; DONOR; GENETICS; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CHIMERA; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746874866     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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