Intact HLA not β2m-free heavy chain-specific HLA class I antibodies are predictive of graft failure

Transplantation

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 226-230

  Cai, Junchao ^a   Terasaki, Paul I ^a,c   Anderson, Naomi ^a   Lachmann, Nils ^b   Schönemann, Constanze ^b  

^a TERASAKI FOUNDATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic rejection; Cytotoxicity; HLA antibodies; Humoral rejection; Kidney transplantation; Natural antibodies

Indexed keywords

DONOR SPECIFIC ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLOANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; HLA ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAVY CHAIN; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT REJECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; ISOANTIBODIES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 68249127393     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181ac6198     Document Type: Article

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