Clinically irrelevant circulating human leukocyte antigen antibodies in the presence of ventricular assist devices

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 443-447

  Nikaein, Afzal ^a   El Awar, Nadim ^b   Hunt, Judson ^c   Rosenthal, Edward J ^c   Eichhorn, Eric ^c   Hall, Shelly ^c   Boehrer, James ^c   Magee, Mitchell ^c   Pieniek, Marc ^c   Brinkman, William ^c   Dewey, Todd ^c  

^a Texas Medical Specialty Inc   (United States)

^b One Lambda Inc   (United States)

^c MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

heart transplant; HLA antibodies; natural antibodies; patients with LVAD; sensitization

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; HLA ANTIBODY;

ALLELE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTOXICITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTIBODIES; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BLOOD GROUPING AND CROSSMATCHING; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; T-LYMPHOCYTES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84859479946     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: 15573117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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