2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Use of Donors After Cardiac Death (DCD) in Pancreas Transplantation: A Safe and Effective Way to Increase a Single Center Program Activity
Multi-Organ Transplant, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
The SRTR database shows that DCD donors are rarely used for pancreas transplantation in the USA (< 3% in 2010 -2012). This low rate likely…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Hemoglobin A1c On Pancreas Graft Survival
A goal in selection of ideal donor pancreata is to avoid grafts with a predisposition to type-two diabetes. The HgA1c assay is a validated estimate…2015 American Transplant Congress
End-To-End Ureteropyelostomy With Ligation of the Native Ureter in Kidney Transplantation: Is It a Safe Procedure?
INTRODUCTION:Ureteropyelostomy is an alternative for urinary tract reconstruction in kidney transplantation in cases where the graft ureter is not available or the recipient bladder is…2015 American Transplant Congress
Blood Gene Expression at 3 Months Post-Transplantation Predicts 1-Year Histological Features in Renal Transplantation
Histological analysis of biopsy at one year is proposed as a reliable tool for assessing renal allograft status, however, a non-invasive method for early prediction…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Marker Strategies Supporting the Novartis US92 Study- A Discovery Study of Protein Biomarkers for Kidney Function (eGFR) and Acute Rejection in Serum from Renal Transplant Patients
Purpose. Protein biomarkers have the potential to allow for earlier and more specific diagnosis of kidney injury in kidney transplant patients than established clinical markers…2015 American Transplant Congress
Associations Between Deceased-Donor Urine Biomarkers of Kidney Injury and 6-Month Kidney Transplant Function
TRIBE-AKI Consortium, New Haven, CT.
Assessment of organ quality is integral to allocation, yet existing tools have a limited ability to predict important transplant outcomes. We evaluated whether injury biomarkers,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Predictors of Organ Donation in Pediatric Donors
Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
BACKGROUND: The availability of pediatric donors does not meet the demand for pediatric recipients who are listed and waiting transplantation. There is a need to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Overexpression of 2B4 Inhibits the Expansion and Function of Donor-Reactive CD8+ T Cells in Selective Lymphoid Compartments
Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
2B4 is an immunoglobulin superfamily member expressed constitutively on NK cells, and inducibly on some CD8+ T cells. We recently showed in a murine skin…2015 American Transplant Congress
Absence of Nucleotide-Binding Oligomerization Domain-Containing Protein 1 and 2 Modifies Adaptive Immune Responses
Background:The NOD family of intracellular pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) plays a key role in immune responses to microbial and danger signals. This family of proteins…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors Influencing Mammography Screening During Kidney Transplant Evaluation
Transplant Institute, University Hospitals & Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
INTRO:Transplant centers typically require mammography (MMG) for women ≥ 40 as part of the evaluation process. The American Cancer Society recommends annual mammograms for the…
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