Lung transplantation under a tacrolimus/mycophenolate mofetil-based immunosuppressive regimen results in low titers of HLA and MICA IgG antibodies which are not related to development of BOS

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 596-598

  Paantjens, Annelieke W M ^a   van de Graaf, Ed A ^a   van Ginkel, Walter G J ^a   van den Bosch, Jules M M ^b   Otten, Henny G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA A ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS;

BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ISOANTIBODIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TACROLIMUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950519987     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2009.10.004     Document Type: Letter

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