The fraction of sensitization among lung transplant recipients in a transplant center in Japan

The fraction of sensitization among lung transplant recipients in a transplant center in Japan

Abstract Background Anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibody testing was approved by the Japanese government in 2018. As such, there was no longitudinal data regarding the HLA-sensitization of lung transplant (LTX) patients in Japan. We therefore set out to measure anti-HLA antibodies from all ou...

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Main Authors: Sakiko Kumata, Takashi Hirama, Yui Watanabe, Hisashi Oishi, Hiromichi Niikawa, Miki Akiba, Jussi Tikkanen, Yoshinori Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Lung transplant
Panel-reactive assay (PRA)
Donor-specific antibodies (DSA)
Japan
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
Chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-01299-0

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