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Donor-specific HLA Antibodies Are Associated With Late Allograft Dysfunction After Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
Transplantation - 1 Jul 2015
Wozniak Laura J, Hickey Michelle J, Venick Robert S, Vargas Jorge H, Farmer Douglas G, Busuttil Ronald W, McDiarmid Sue V, Reed Elaine F
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BACKGROUND: The role of donor-specific HLA antibodies (DSA) after pediatric liver transplantation (LTx) is not clearly established. We completed a cross-sectional study to characterize DSA in long-term survivors of pediatric LTx and assess the impact of C1q-binding DSA on allograft outcomes. METHODS: Serum samples were collected at routine clinic visits from 50 pediatric LTx recipients classified into 3 clinical...
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