2017 American Transplant Congress

Sunday, April 30, 2017

6:00pm-7:00pm

DNA Hypermethylation Caused by Ischemia in Kidney Transplants Predicts Future Chronic Injury to the Allograft.

L. Heylen,^1,2,3,4 B. Thienpont,^3,4 M. Naesens,^1,2 J. Depreeuw,^3,4 P. Busschaert,^3,4 D. Kuypers,^1,2 I. Jochmans,^2,5 D. Monbaliu,^2,5 J. Pirenne,^2,5 D. Lambrechts,^3,4 B. Sprangers.^1,2

Poster Session B: Ischemic Injury and Organ Preservation Session II  •  Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm

Does an Indeterminate Result on Pre-Transplantation Tuberculosis Interferon Gamma Release Assay Predict Risk for Post-Transplantation Infection or Rejection?

A. Zimmer,¹ R. Razonable.²

Poster Session B: Bacteria, Fungi, Parasites  •  Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm

Does Choice of Induction Agent Affect Outcomes in Kidney Transplants from Deceased Donors with Acute Kidney Injury and Prolonged Cold Ischemia Time?

G. Dube, S. Mohan, M. Chiles.

Poster Session B: Kidney Immunosuppression: Induction Therapy  •  Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm

Does HLA Class of Complement Activating Donor Specific Antibodies Matter: Single Centre Retrospective Analysis of Renal Allograft Outcomes.

A. Babu,^1,2,3 D. Briggs,³ D. Mitchell,¹ N. Krishnan,² R. Higgins,¹ S. Daga.^1,2,4

Poster Session B: Antibody Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients II  •  Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm

Donor Genetic Background Determines the Severity of Delayed Graft Function Following Kidney Transplantation in Mice.

L. Qiu, J.-J. Wang, X. Yeap, Z. Zheng, M. He, M. Abecassis, Z. Zhang.

Poster Session B: Acute and Chronic Rejection  •  Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm

Donor Leukocytes Are Eliminated by the Host's Immune System Shortly After Skin Transplantation in Mice.

J. Marino, B. Gonzalez-Nolasco, G. Benichou.

Poster Session B: Allorecognition and T Cell Biology  •  Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm

Donor Macrophage Depletion from CMV-Latently Infected Hearts Abrogates CMV-Accelerated Chronic Rejection.

J. Burg,¹ T. Andoh,² N. Haese,² I. Jones,² S. Orloff,¹ D. Streblow.²

Poster Session B: Acute and Chronic Rejection  •  Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm

Donor Smoking History Associated with Increased Risk of Death Following Lung Transplantation, but Lower Risk of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome.

S. Burger, M. Eberlein, J. Keech, E. Arshava, T. Pena, S. Larson, J. Klesney-Tait, K. Parekh.

Poster Session B: Lung Transplantation Poster Session  •  Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm

Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Is a Dynamic Biomarker of Active Rejection in Kidney Allografts.

D. Brennan,¹ J. Bromberg,² E. Poggio,³ D. Hiller,⁴ J. Sninsky,⁴ R. Woodward,⁴ J. Yee,⁴ R. Bloom.⁵

Poster Session B: Antibody Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients II  •  Hall D1

6:00pm-7:00pm

Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Normal Range and Biological Variation Defined in a Reference Population.

J. Bromberg,¹ D. Brennan,² E. Poggio,³ D. Hiller,⁴ R. Woodward,⁴ J. Yee,⁴ J. Sninsky,⁴ R. Bloom.⁵

Poster Session B: Antibody Mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients II  •  Hall D1