CD20+ lymphocytes in renal allografts are associated with poor graft survival in pediatric patients

Transplantation

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1769-1773

  Tsai, Eileen W ^a   Rianthavorn, Pornpimol ^a,b   Gjertson, David W ^c   Wallace, William D ^d   Reed, Elaine F ^c   Ettenger, Robert B ^a,e  

^a MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital Oklahoma City   (United States)

^c Immunogenetics Center   (United States)

^d UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD20; Children; Graft survival

Indexed keywords

CD20 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4D;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD20+ B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DENSITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD20; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; STEROIDS;

EID: 33845930196     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000250572.46679.45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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