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Flow cytometric analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage and venous blood lymphocyte phenotype for the diagnosis of acute graft rejection in lung transplant patients. The Lung Transplant Group, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano.
Analytical and quantitative cytology and histology - 1 Aug 1996
Bonara P, Solca M, Baisi A, Bauer D, Galli A, Mocellin C, Matturri L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate modifications of phenotype in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and venous blood lymphocytes as markers of acute organ rejection in lung transplant patients. STUDY DESIGN: Five consecutive patients receiving successful single lung transplants between March 1991 and April 1992 were followed for two years; serial bronchoscopies with BAL and transbronchial biopsies (TBBs) were performed. BAL and...
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