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A multiplex bead array analysis to monitor donor-specific cytokine responses after withdrawal of immunosuppression in HLA-identical living related kidney transplant patients.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Jun 2009
Gerrits J H, van de Wetering J, van Beelen E, Claas F H J, Weimar W, van Besouw N M
Abstract excerpt
Immune reactivity after HLA-identical living related (LR) kidney transplantation can be caused by minor histocompatibility antigen and non-HLA antigen mismatches between donor and recipient. In our center, HLA-identical LR kidney transplant recipients receive azathioprine (AZA) or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in combination with corticosteroids for 1 year after transplantation. Thereafter, AZA or MMF was...
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