2018 American Transplant Congress
Antiviral Therapy for Donor-Derived Hepatitis C Virus Infection after Solid Organ Transplantation
Background: In the context of organ shortage, the opioid epidemic, and the advent of effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV), more…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Allografts Confer Tolerance upon Co-Transplanted Heart Allografts by Promoting Tregs
The same mixed chimerism-based protocol that induces tolerance of nonhuman primate kidney allografts results in rejection of heart allografts. However, when the two organs from…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Public Health Service Increased Risk Kidneys in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: Recipient Characteristics
1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Purpose: The number of donors labeled as Public Health Service Increased Risk (IR) is rising. This designation identifies organs from donors at 'increased risk' of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Public Health Service Increased Risk Kidneys in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients by Era
1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Purpose: Donors labeled Public Health Service Increased Risk (PHS-IR) continue to rise due to opioid abuse and expanding criteria defining 'increased-risk.' Many PHS-IR donors are…2018 American Transplant Congress
Why the Low Usage of HIV Positive Donors? A Survey of the Transplant Community
BackgroundSince the HIV Policy Equity Act of 2013, 22 programs have been approved to use HIV+ kidneys and livers, yet these transplants remain uncommon. It…2018 American Transplant Congress
Vascular Allografts in Renal Transplantation
Solid Organ Transplantation, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL.
Vascular allografts are used routinely in pancreas, intestine and occasionally in liver transplantation. We propose that selective use of vascular allografts may increase utilization of…2018 American Transplant Congress
TACI Polymorphisms Associated with Allograft Rejection in Mice and in Man
Trans-membrane Activator and CAML Interactor (TACI) controls B cell differentiation and memory and exists as numerous allelic variants in healthy individuals. In fact, TACI is…2018 American Transplant Congress
Accommodation and Antibody Mediated Rejection Are Associated with Distinct TACI Polymorphisms in Kidney Transplant Recipients
1Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 2Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
A. Trans-membrane Activator and CAML Interactor (TACI) gene is among the 5% most polymorphic genes in humans, TACI controls B cell differentiation and memory and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Type 2 Surgical Injuries in Postmortem Donor Kidneys on the Post-Transplant Outcomes When Compared to Mate Non-Injured Kidney from the Same Donor.
Introduction - While damage to the procured organ is rare with organ loss being approximately 0.3% of procured organs, loss of potential transplantable organs does…2017 American Transplant Congress
Variables Associated with Liver Graft Utilization and 30-Day Failure: A Liver Graft Quality Index.
The quantitative evaluation of liver graft quality remains one of the most understudied clinical problems in transplantation. A few scoring systems have been proposed, but…
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