High numbers of differentiated CD28null CD8+ T cells are associated with a lowered risk for late rejection and graft loss after kidney transplantation.

BACKGROUND:The hypothesis was tested that parameters of an aged T-cell compartment associate with the risk for late rejection after kidney transplantation. METHODS:Recipients of a kidney transplant in the period 2007-2013 were (N = 365) were included. T cells were characterized prior to transplantat...

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Main Authors: Michiel G H Betjes, Nicolle H R Litjens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228096