Human leukocyte antigen antibody detection and kidney allocation within Eurotransplant

Human Immunology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 636-639

  Claas, Frans H J ^a   Doxiadis, IIias I N ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Eurotransplant; HLA antibodies; Kidney allocation

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIBODY;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; DONOR SELECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HLA MATCHING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; EUROPE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOSORBENT TECHNIQUES; ISOANTIBODIES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MICROSPHERES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 68049147283     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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