2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Educational Attainment On Kidney Transplant Outcomes By Race
Educational attainment is associated with disparities in graft and recipient survival in kidney transplant (KTX) candidates; however, the impact of educational status within racial groups…2015 American Transplant Congress
Differential Role of PI3K Subunits Gamma and Delta in Regulatory T Cells Homeostasis in Allotransplantation
Renal/Transplant Research Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Targeting survival pathways that differentially suppress effector T cells (Teff) while sparing regulatory T cells (Tregs) is key in devising novel tolerogenic protocols in transplantation.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Utilization, Discard, and Outcomes Associated With Hepatitis C (+) Donor Livers in the Era of Direct Acting Anti-Retroviral Therapy
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
While 45% of liver candidates are hepatitis C (HCV) (+) and might benefit from an HCV (+) donor liver, only 7.1% receive one, and HCV…2015 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders Following Alemtuzumab Induction in Kidney Transplantation
Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England, United Kingdom.
Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PLTD) is a well-recognised serious complication in renal transplant recipients. Induction with lymphocyte depleting agents such as thymoglobulin has been associated with…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Differential Effect of HLA-DQ Mismatching on Renal Allograft Survival in Zero HLA-A,B,DR Mismatched Deceased Donor Transplants
1University of Florida, Gainesville; 2University of Kansas, Kansas City.
The role of HLA-DQ matching in renal graft survival is not well understood and difficult to interpret in the presence of other HLA antigen mismatches.…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Compatibility of ABO Blood Type Antigens on Graft Survival of Intestinal Transplants
Due to the introduction of new immunosuppressive agents and development of pre- and post-transplant patient management, ABO blood group incompatibility is no longer considered an…2015 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Testing for Microcirculation Injury Enhances the Assessment of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Human Cardiac Allograft Biopsies
BACKGROUND: Despite continuous attempts to refine diagnostic consensus, accurate assessment of Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is an ongoing unmet need. The microcirculation represents the primary target…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from Hypertensive Living Donors
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The disparity between donor kidney availability and demand has increased utilization of kidneys from marginal living donors, including hypertensive donors. The aim of this study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Divergence in Risk Factors for Graft Loss and Death Across Race May Mediate Kidney Transplant Outcome Disparity
Differences in outcomes between African American and non-African American kidney transplant recipients may reflect disparate access to health care. Minimizing this disparity demands a deeper…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney and Liver CIT Variations Across OPOs and Their Implications: US Experience Between 2003 and 2011
Introduction: Significant variations in kidney and liver transplant outcomes across OPOs have been reported, but their causes remain largely unknown. This study investigated variations in…
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