An experience of ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation using plasmapheresis and anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody

Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 585-588

  Moon, Hee Won ^a   Yun, Yeo Min ^a   Hur, Mina ^a   Park, Jung Hwan ^a   Lee, Hae Won ^a   Chang, Seong Hwan ^a   Yun, Ik Jin ^a  

^a Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ABO incompatible kidney transplantation; Anti CD20 antibody; Immunosuppression; Intravenous gammaglobulin; Plasmapheresis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO SYSTEM; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMAPHERESIS;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING;

EID: 77951454795     PISSN: 15986535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/kjlm.2009.29.6.585     Document Type: Article

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