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Origin of pleural cells after lung transplantation: from donor or recipient?
Chest - 1 Aug 1997
Judson M A, Sahn S A, Hahn A B
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated the change in the percentage of cells of donor origin in pleural fluid of 13 consecutive patients who underwent lung transplantation. Pleural fluid was sampled 2, 4, and 8 days after lung transplantation. DNA, which was extracted from the blood of donors and recipients and from the pleural fluid, was amplified using a polymerase chain reaction technique. The reaction products were electrophoresed,...
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