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2021 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Biopsy Findings After Covid-19
E. Daniel¹, S. Kudose², D. J. Cohen¹, L. Ratner³, V. D'Agati², I. Batal²
¹Division of Nephrology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, ²Department of Pathology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, ³Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY
*Purpose: COVID-19 has been reported as a cause of kidney injury and data from published native kidney biopsy results demonstrate a variety of causes. To…
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The Calculated Panel of Incompatible Epitopes (cPIE) in the Service of Equitable Access to Transplantation
J. Lamsatfi¹, B. Bingfan Liu¹, S. Parto², A. Lewin³, K. Oualkacha¹, F. Claas⁴, P. Keown⁵, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁶
¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Hema-Quebec, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef, Netherlands, ⁵University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: To inform on feasibility of eplet matching, we developed the calculated Panel of Incompatible Epitopes (cPIE), an algorithm informing on the likelihood of identifying…
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Donor-specific Anti-HLA Alloantibody in Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19 Exhibit a Different Immunoglobulin Class and Subclass Profile When Compared to Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies
A. Girnita¹, L. Wang¹, M. Fernandez-Vina¹, E. Woodle², P. Ahearn¹, T. Yalamarti¹, M. Menon³, Y. Azzi⁴, M. Melcher¹, R. Bray⁵, H. Gebel⁵, E. Akalin⁴, P. Cravedi³, J. S. Maltzman¹
¹Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ³Icahn School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ⁴Einstein School of Medicine, NYC, NY, ⁵Emory University, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Both anti-HLA and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies target protein antigens. The aim of the present study was to compare the class and subclass profile of such…
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Donor Derived Cell Free DNA Identifies Rejection in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant Recipients
M. Williams¹, S. Ghosh², L. L. Jenkins², M. Hertl¹, S. Saltzberg³, V. Peev³, E. Chan¹, E. Hollinger¹, E. Schadde¹, O. Olaitan¹
¹Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²CareDx, Inc., Brisbane, CA, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Increased level of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) has proven to be a sensitive marker for allograft rejection after solid organ transplant, particularly heart and…
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Liver and Kidney Transplantation During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period: A Single Center Experience
M. Haberal¹, E. Karakaya¹, A. Akdur¹, E. Ayvazoglu Soy¹, F. Ozcay², E. Baskin³, S. Boyacioglu⁴, A. Torgay⁵, S. Yildirim¹, G. Moray¹, F. Yarbug Karakayali¹
¹Division of Transplantation, Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ³Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Department of Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵Department of Anaesthesiology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
*Purpose: Introduction: Beginning of this year, when the Covid-19 pandemic has first started, it had the immediate effect of severely reducing living and deceased organ…
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Patient Feedback of a Patient and Family Decision Support Tool for Liver Organ Offer Decisions
C. Schaffhausen¹, S. Chu², M. Bruin³, S. Chinnakotla³, J. Lake³, A. Israni⁴
¹Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN, ²University of Minnesota (UMN), Minneapolis, MN, ³UMN, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Hennepin Healthcare, UMN, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: For liver transplant candidates on the waiting list, deciding to accept a donor organ with known or potential risk factors can be stressful and…
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Clearance of Viral RNA and DNA and Antibody Response Following Administration of Live Attenuated Measles and Varicella Vaccines in Children with Chronic Liver Disease
S. Kemme¹, A. Weinberg², A. G. Feldman¹
¹Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver, CO, ²University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO
*Purpose: Guidelines recommend waiting four weeks between live vaccine administration and transplantation; however, there is little data to support this waiting period and it often…
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Enteric Conversion After Bladder-drained Kidney-pancreas Transplantation
S. Sivan, M. Ortigosa-Goggins, M. Patel, M. Morsi, L. Chen, J. Figueiro, G. Ciancio, G. Burke
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
*Purpose: In simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation (SPK), bladder (BD) and enteric (ED) are both options for pancreaticoduodenal exocrine drainage. While BD provides good early and long…
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Impact of Positive Donor Cultures on Postoperative Lung Transplantation Infectious Outcomes
A. Curtis, C. Pham, B. P. Pierce
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Transmission risk of microbes present in donor lungs at time of donation to lung transplant recipients (LTR) is unclear. Infection is the second highest…
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Psychosocial Outcomes 1-year Post Total Pancreatectomy and Autologous Islet Cell Transplant
J. Steel¹, A. Amin¹, M. Wijkstrom¹, A. Zureikat¹, E. Tillman¹, R. Jones¹, D. Yadav¹, A. Slivka¹, A. Phillips¹, M. Bellin², A. Carroll³, A. Humar¹
¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ³University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: A paucity of research regarding the psychosocial outcomes after-total pancreatectomy and autologous islet cell transplantation exists. The aim of the study was to examine…