2018 American Transplant Congress

Saturday, June 2, 2018

5:30pm-7:30pm

Four Years Follow-Up in Kidney Transplant Patients with Vascular Calcifications

L. León,¹ A. Uriona,¹ J. Hidalgo,¹ L. Condori,¹ O. Guardia,¹ E. Chuluyan,² D. Casadei.¹

Poster Session A: Kidney: Cardiovascular and Metabolic  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Functional Assessment of Kidney Transplant Candidates with the 6 Minute Walk Test and Hand Grip Strength

S. Anand,¹ S. Gilligan,² D. Morris,¹ T. Srinivas.

Poster Session A: Kidney: Cardiovascular and Metabolic  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Gains from Joining Kidney Paired Donation with Several Incompatible Donors

M. Bray, W. Wang, P. Song, J. Kalbfleisch.

Poster Session A: Kidney Paired Exchange  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Galangin Promotes Treg Development and Function

F. Liang,¹ H. Fang,¹ R. Zhang,¹ Q. Chen,² J. Ochando,³ Y. Ding,¹ J. Xu.¹

Poster Session A: Tolerance / Immune Deviation  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Gender Disparities in Need for Dialysis, Access to the Renal Transplant Waitlist and Renal Transplant Survival

B. Schmidt,¹ J. Epping,² C. Falk,⁴ S. Geyer,² A. Melk.³

Poster Session A: Non-Organ Specific: Disparities to Outcome and Access to Healthcare  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Gene Silencing with p53 si-RNA Downregulates Inflammatory Markers in the Liver: Potential Utilization during Normothermic Machine Preservation

C. Moore,¹ M. Thijssen,^1,2 X. Wang,³ P. Mandrekar,³ E. Xiaofei,³ R. Abdi,⁴ R. Porte,² A. Bozorgzadeh,¹ H. Leuvenink,² T. Kowalik,³ P. Martins.¹

Poster Session A: Innate Immunity; Chemokines, Cytokines, Complement  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Genome-Wide Association Study Assessing Risk of Rejection in Pediatric Transplant Recipients

T. Papaz,¹ S. Min,¹ O. Lee,¹ T. Blydt-Hansen,³ U. Allen,¹ Y. Avitzur,¹ P. Birk,² B. Foster,⁴ H. Grasemann,¹ L. Hamiwka,⁵ R. Parekh,¹ V. Phan,⁶ S. Urschel,⁷ S. Mital.¹

Poster Session A: Tolerance: Clinical Studies  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Genome-Wide Association Study of Tacrolimus Dose in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients in the CNTRP POSITIVE Study

S. Min,¹ T. Papaz,¹ T. Blydt-Hansen,³ O. Lee,¹ U. Allen,¹ P. Birk,² H. Grasemann,¹ L. Hamiwka,⁴ C. Litalien,⁵ V. Ng,¹ R. Parekh,¹ K. Tinckam,⁶ S. Urschel,⁷ B. Foster,⁸ S. Mital.¹

Poster Session A: Tolerance: Clinical Studies  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Global Expression Profiles of miRNA and Expression Patterns and Localization of the miR-21 in One-Hour Biopsy Specimens of Human Kidney Tansplantation from Donors after Cardiac Death

M. Kusaka,¹ N. Fukami,¹ H. Sasaki,¹ A. Kawai,¹ T. Kenmochi,² T. Ito,² R. Shiroki,¹ K. Hoshinaga.¹

Poster Session A: Biomarkers, Immune Monitoring and Outcomes  •  Hall 4EF

5:30pm-7:30pm

Glucocorticoid Receptor Polymorphism Affects Susceptibility of Dyslipidemia in Recipients One Year after Kidney Transplantation

K. Numakura,¹ H. Kagaya,² N. Komine,¹ R. Yamamoto,¹ N. Fujiyama,³ H. Tsuruta,¹ A. Maeno,¹ M. Saito,¹ S. Narita,⁴ T. Inoue,¹ T. Niioka,² M. Miura,² T. Habuchi,¹ S. Satoh.³

Poster Session A: Kidney Complications: Late Graft Failure  •  Hall 4EF