2015 American Transplant Congress
DNA Methylation Classifier Associates With Long-Term Graft Function Post-Kidney Transplantation
1UVA, Charlottesville, VA; 2VCU, Richmond, VA; 3Noerthwestern University, Chicago, IL.
"Background. Late graft failure is a major problem after kidney transplantation (KT) mainly due to chronic renal allograft dysfunction (CRAD). Data about common pathways of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Cell-Free DNA Is a Sensitive Marker of Early Renal Transplant Injury
Surgery, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Introduction:Circulating donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) has been reported as a surrogate of transplant injury in the blood but requires expensive donor and recipient DNA sequencing.Method:…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Testing for Microcirculation Injury Enhances the Assessment of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Human Cardiac Allograft Biopsies
BACKGROUND: Despite continuous attempts to refine diagnostic consensus, accurate assessment of Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is an ongoing unmet need. The microcirculation represents the primary target…2015 American Transplant Congress
Use of RNA Sequencing for Discovery of Markers of Accommodation in Surveillance Biopsies from Recipients of an ABO-Incompatible Renal Transplant
Recipients of an ABO incompatible transplant have circulating anti-AB antibodies, A and/or B antigens expressed on endothelium and usually C4d deposition on the endothelium, yet…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Role of an Intragraft Vascularized Bone Marrow Niche in Establishing Mixed Chimerism and Allograft Acceptance
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Vascularized composite allotransplantation has emerged as a viable treatment option for patients with devastating tissue loss not amenable to traditional reconstructive techniques. Different from…2015 American Transplant Congress
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy to Improve Functional Outcome in Vascular Composite Allotransplantation (VCA)
Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma.
Introduction: Although over 200 VCA including hand and face transplants have been performed worldwide with encouraging graft survival outcomes, long-term success with motor and sensory…2015 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Genetic Variants Associated With Variation of Tacrolimus Levels in African Americans Using GWAS
African American kidney transplant recipients (AA) have a higher incidence of allograft failure when compared to Caucasians. We have previously reported that tacrolimus troughs (TT)…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Skin-Specific Immunobiology and Major Histocompatibility Complex Sharing in Vascularized Composite Allograft Tolerance
Transplantation Biology Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
Background: We have developed a reproducible model for induction of tolerance of all components of VCAs across haploidentical MHC barriers in miniature swine. The purpose…2015 American Transplant Congress
Inside Out Autologous Neo-Liver Fabrication
Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Background: Creation of patient-specific replacement organs promises to address major shortcomings in transplantation. We previously described an approach to fabricate autologous, vascularized neo-organs by using…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effects of the Allo-Immune Response On Nerve Regeneration in Vascularized Composite Allotranplantation
Purpose: Unlike solid organ transplantation, VCA relies on adequate nerve regeneration for graft function. There is a lack of understanding regarding how the alloimmune response…
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