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Role of presensitization and donor-recipient crossmatching in corneal graft outcome.
Cornea - 1 Mar 1998
Des Marchais B, Bazin R, Boisjoly H M, Laughrea P A, Dubé I, Lille S, Roy R
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: A positive donor-recipient crossmatch (CM) due to preexisting recipient lymphocytotoxic antibodies is known to be an important factor in allograft failure in the majority of organ transplantations. However, the effect of positive CM on corneal graft outcome is less known. METHOD: Between 1982 and 1994, CM was performed by the microlymphocytotoxicity method using donor lymphocytes and recipient...
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