In vitro detection of C4d-fixing HLA alloantibodies: Associations with capillary C4d deposition in kidney allografts

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-49

  Bartel, G ^a   Wahrmann, M ^a   Exner, M ^a   Regele, H ^a   Huttary, N ^a   Schillinger, M ^a   Kormoczi G F ^a   Horl W H ^a   Bohmig G A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

C4d; Complement; Flow PRA; HLA antibodies; Humoral rejection; Kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4D; COMPLEMENT FIXING ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; COMPLEMENT DEPOSITION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CAPILLARIES; COMPLEMENT C4B; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; FEMALE; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 37549043577     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01998.x     Document Type: Article

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