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Mass cytometry reveals a distinct immunoprofile of operational tolerance in pediatric liver transplantation.
Pediatric transplantation - 1 Dec 2016
Lau Audrey H, Vitalone Matthew J, Haas Kelly, Shawler Todd, Esquivel Carlos O, Berquist William E, Martinez Olivia M, Castillo Ricardo O, Krams Sheri M
Abstract excerpt
Long-term IS in transplant patients has significant morbidity, poorer quality of life, and substantial economic costs. TOL, defined as graft acceptance without functional impairment in the absence of IS, has been achieved in some pediatric LT recipients. Using mass cytometry, peripheral blood immunotyping was performed to characterize differences between tolerant patients and patients who are stable on...
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