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Evidence for no relevance of anti-major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain a antibodies in liver transplantation.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Dec 2008
Uzunel Mehmet, Kasimu Haxiaobieke, Joshi Meghnad, Ge Xupeng, Liu Jining, Xu Bo, Jaksch Marie, Jorns Carl, Nowak Grzegorz, Sumitran-Holgersson Suchitra
Abstract excerpt
The polymorphic major histocompatibility complex class I-related chain A (MICA) antigen is being increasingly recognized as a potential target molecule for immune cells during allograft rejection. Here we studied whether MICA is a target antigen for antibodies in liver transplant patients. Eighty-four patients were investigated for the presence of MICA antibodies before and after liver transplantation with...
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