Articles tagged "Histocompatibility"

2021 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplant Outcomes Comparing A2 Incompatible to Compatible Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
T. Chiang, M. A. Eagleson, S. Bae, J. Garonzik-Wang, D. Segev, A. B. Massie
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Transplantation of A2 livers into type O and B recipients (A2i DDLT) is a growing modality to increase access to DDLT for O and…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Dynamics of IgG Subclass as a Mechanism of Desensitization Using Rituximab for Presensitized Patients Undergoing Living Related Liver Transplantation
H. Egawa¹, K. Ide², T. Ishizuka³, H. Ohdan⁴, Y. Kotera¹, T. Kato¹, A. Ohmori¹, Y. Hirata¹, G. Shibuya¹, S. Yamashita¹, S. Ariizumi¹
¹Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Surgery, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan, ³Clinical Laboratory, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
*Purpose: Although impact of preformed HLA-related donor specific antibody (DSA) and necessity of desensitization in liver transplantation (LT) has been recognized, mechanisms of desensitization in…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Is Equitable Access to Transplantation Possible in the Era of HLA Epitope Compatibility?
S. Parto¹, J. Lamsatfi², B. Liu², A. Bourdiec², B. Foster², K. Oualkacha², F. Claas³, P. Keown⁴, R. Sapir-Pichhadze⁵
¹Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef, Netherlands, ⁴University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Medicine, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
*Purpose: We applied the calculated Panel of Incompatible Epitopes (cPIE), an algorithm informing on the likelihood of identifying blood group and eplet-compatible donors, to study…
2021 American Transplant Congress
HLA Haplotype Frequency and Racial Disparities in Access to Transplant Among Highly Sensitized Kidney Transplant Candidates
L. Gragert¹, M. Kadatz², D. Chang², H. Gebel³, D. Stewart⁴, E. Kransdorf⁵, S. Brar², S. Vaishnav², J. Gill², J. Lan²
¹Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, ²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ⁴UNOS, Richmond, VA, ⁵Cedars-Sinai, Beverly Hills, CA, Canada
*Purpose: Despite implementation of the Kidney Allocation System (KAS) which prioritizes sensitized patients, sensitized Black individuals are less likely to receive a transplant than non-Black…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Influence of HLA Compatibility on Bk Virus Associated Nephropathy Among Japanese Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
N. Fujiyama¹, M. Saito², R. Yamamoto², R. Sagehashi², T. Saito², S. Kashima², K. Numakura², S. Narita², T. Habuchi², S. Satoh¹
¹Center for Kidney Disease and Transplantaion, Akita University Hospital, Akita, Japan, ²Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
*Purpose: BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (BKVN) after kidney transplantation is associated with a high morbidity and higher risk of graft loss. In this study, the relationship…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Disparities in HLA Representation by Single Antigen Reagents in Different Ethnic Populations
J. C. Quon¹, J. Menteer², N. Fotiadis², R. M. Lestz², L. A. Baxter-Lowe²
¹Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ²Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: It is not possible to test for antibodies against the antigens encoded by every HLA allele due to cost and throughput constraints. When alleles…
2021 American Transplant Congress
The Co-Occurrence of Newly Developed HLA Donor Specific Antibody and Positive C3d/C4d Profiles Along with Immune Therapy Non-Compliance in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients is a High Risk Indicator for Patient Mortality
A. Zhang, C. Nasman, J. Allen, Y. Sun, D. Thomas, R. Rodriguez, C. Tan, G. Boyle
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Transplant Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Increasing evidence has implicated the deleterious effect of HLA donor specific antibody (DSA) in pediatric heart transplantation (PHTx). However, there are still insufficient research…
2021 American Transplant Congress
HLA Mismatching and Subclinical Inflammation: An Association to be Considered in Kidney Transplant Patients with Low Immunological Risk
T. Vazquez-Sanchez¹, J. Alonso-Titos¹, P. Ruiz-Esteban¹, A. Caballero², M. Leon³, V. Lopez¹, E. Sola¹, D. Hernández¹
¹Nephrology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga and University of Málaga. REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006). Málaga. (Spain), Málaga, Spain, ²Immunology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga and University of Málaga. REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006). Málaga. (Spain), Málaga, Spain, ³Pathology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA). Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga and University of Málaga. REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006). Málaga. (Spain), Málaga, Spain
*Purpose: Subclinical inflammation (SCI) (
2021 American Transplant Congress
Are All DSA’s the Same? Are We Ready for Precision Medicine in Pediatric LT?
S. E. Shin¹, M. Lee¹, N. Yazigi², K. Khan², S. Kaufman², J. Ahn³, O. Timofeeva⁴, U. Ekong²
¹Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ²Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ³Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, & Biomathematics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ⁴Histocompatibility Laboratory, Dept. of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) play an uncertain role in rejection after liver transplantation (LT). We hypothesized that evaluation of epitope differences in HLA-DR/DQ mismatching can…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Use of a Novel Bead-based Assay to Measure the Impact of Imlifidase on ABO IgG Antibodies
A. Halpin¹, B. Motyka², T. Ellis², J. Pearcey², T. L. Lowary³, A. Runström⁴, L. Winstedt⁴, R. Bockermann⁴, S. Järnum⁴, A. Robertson⁴, L. J. West⁵
¹Department of Pediatrics and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta and Alberta Precision Laboratories, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Hansa Biopharma, Lund, Sweden, ⁵Department of Pediatrics and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: The accurate assessment and measurement of ABO antibodies (ABO-Ab) is a critical component of ABO-incompatible (ABOi) transplantation. ABO-Ab comprise both IgG and IgM, which…

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