Mannose-binding Lectin Deficiency Offers Protection From Acute Graft Rejection After Heart Transplantation

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1353-1356

  Fildes, James E ^a   Shaw, Steven M ^a   Walker, Antony H ^a   McAlindon, Michael ^a   Williams, Simon G ^a   Keevil, Brian G ^a   Yonan, Nizar ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; LECTIN; MANNOSE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEART DISEASES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57049136118     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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