2013 American Transplant Congress
Immune, Inflammatory and Apoptosis Gene Expression in Human Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Kidney Biopsies Correlate with Banff Scored Acute Rejection and Reveals Heterogeneous Genetic Subtypes Bearing Common Histological Patterns
Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL; Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL
The lack of appropriate in situ biomarkers available to detect acute rejection makes it difficult to optimize anti-rejection therapies for heterogeneous forms of alloreactive processes…2013 American Transplant Congress
Proteasome Inhibitor-Related Toxicities in a Prospective Trial of Desensitization
U of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati
A large, prospective proteasome inhibitor (PI)-based desensitization (DS) trial was conducted over a 3 year period in which toxicity data was collected prospectively. The purpose…2013 American Transplant Congress
Is Evaluation of Incidental Adrenal Lesions in Living Renal Donors Necessary?
Introduction: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and significance of incidental adrenal lesions identified in potential living renal donors.Methods: The medical…2013 American Transplant Congress
New Outlook on HLA-DQ Antigen/Antibody Interactions, A
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
The role of HLA-DQ antibodies in decreasing solid organ graft outcome has recently been described. It is not clear, however, why HLA-DQ has different effects…2013 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donor Consent: Compliance with CMS & OPTN Requirements
Yale-New Haven Hospital Transplant Center, New Haven, CT; Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
PurposeIn 2007, 57% of US centers presumed consent for candidate living kidney donor (CD) evaluation. Later that year, CMS and OPTN issued guidance for CD…2013 American Transplant Congress
Opting Out: Confidentiality & Alibis for Living Kidney Donors
Yale-New Haven Hospital Transplant Center, New Haven, CT; Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
BackgroundAn individual who withdraws from evaluation as a candidate living kidney donor (CD) may be uncomfortable informing the intended recipient (IR). To protect CD autonomy…2013 American Transplant Congress
Arterial Stiffness in Kidney Transplantation: Relationship with Dipper Status on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
Nephrology, Bellvitge Hospital, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
IntroductionCardiovascular complications in dialysis patients tend to decrease after kidney transplant, although they remain high when compared to general population. Dipper status on ambulatory blood…2013 American Transplant Congress
Association between CMV Infection and Subsequent BKV Infection after Kidney and Kidney/Pancreas Transplant – 4.5 Years of Experience in a Single Center, The
Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and BK virus (BKV) infection are serious infections after kidney and kidney/pancreas transplant. The association between these two viral infections has…2013 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation Tourism: High Risk for the Recipients
Nephrology and Transplant Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain
Background/Aim: While the ethical aspects of transplant tourism have received much attention recently, less has been written about the medical safety of this practice. We…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impaired Selectin-Dependent Leukocyte Trafficking Induces T-Cell Exhaustion and Prevents Chronic Allograft Vasculopathy and Rejection
Selectin-selectin ligand interactions mediate the initial steps in leukocyte emigration, an integral part of immune response. Fucosyltransferase-VII (FucT-VII) enzyme, encoded by Fut7 gene, is essential…
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