ABO antibody titer and risk of antibody-mediated rejection in ABO-incompatible renal transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1247-1253

  Tobian, A A R ^a   Shirey, R S ^a   Montgomery, R A ^a   Cai, W ^a   Haas, M ^b   Ness, P M ^a   King, K E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ABO antibodies; ABO incompatible; Antibody rebound; Antibody mediated rejection (AMR); Plasmapheresis; Renal transplantation; Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE)

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GROUP ANTIBODY; DACLIZUMAB; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLASMAPHERESIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 77951210109     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03103.x     Document Type: Article

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