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HLA-specific B cells: II. Application to transplantation.
Transplantation - 15 Apr 2007
Zachary Andrea A, Kopchaliiska Dessislava, Montgomery Robert A, Melancon Joseph K, Leffell Mary S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Differences in the antibody response to allogeneic transplantation exist between groups defined by race or gender. These differences may reflect differences in immune competency and/or exposure to alloantigens. We have investigated the frequencies and phenotypes of HLA-specific B cells to address those possibilities. METHODS: HLA-specific B cells were identified by staining with HLA tetramers (tet) as...
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