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Establishment of calculated panel reactive antibody and its potential benefits in improving the kidney allocation strategy in Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Dec 2017
Shen Ssu-Wen, Chang Chun-Kai, Gao Yi-Shun, Hsu Pin-Jou, Cheng Shuo-Chueh, Liu Fei-Yun, Lo Shyh-Chyi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Renal transplant candidates who are highly sensitized to human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) tend to wait longer to find a matched donor and have poor outcomes. Most organ-sharing programs prioritize highly sensitized patients in the allocation scoring system. The HLA sensitization status is traditionally evaluated by the panel-reactive antibody (PRA) assay. However, this assay is method dependent...
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