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Donor-derived circulating endothelial cells after kidney transplantation.
Transplantation - 15 Nov 2002
Popa Eliane R, Kas-Deelen Adriana M, Hepkema Bouke G, Van Son Willem J, The T Hauw, Harmsen Martin C
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BACKGROUND: In solid-organ transplantation, the allograft vasculature, in particular the endothelium, is prone to injury inflicted by peritransplantational and posttransplantational factors. Previously, we have shown that circulating endothelial cells (cEC) can be detected in the peripheral blood of kidney allograft recipients and are often associated with acute rejection and active infections with human...
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