2018 American Transplant Congress
Using Distal Abdominal Aorta as an Outflow Tract for En Bloc Kidney Transplantation from Infant Donors with Extremely Low Body Weight
Pediatric kidney donors are underutilized due to high risk of postoperative thrombosis and other complications. To address these problems, we develop a novel en bloc…2018 American Transplant Congress
Role of Calcium/Calmodulin Kinase IV on Podocyte Function in Transplant Glomerulopathy
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.
Background : Transplant glomerulopathy(TG) a histological manifestation of chronic antibody mediated rejection and a major cause of late allograft loss. It is well accepted that…2018 American Transplant Congress
Searching for Recipient-HLA Class II and Donor-HLA-Derived Peptide Complexes Inducing Protective Effect against De Novo Donor-Specific HLA Antibodies Formation in Kidney Transplantation
De novo donor-specific HLA antibodies (dnDSA) are recognized as a risk factor for late deterioration of renal allograft function. dnDSA production occurs via the indirect…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation (KTx) Using Kidneys from Deceased Donors (DD) with Severe AKI Does Not Negatively Impact 1 Year Biopsy Chronic Changes
BackgroundDespite the persistent donor shortage, donor kidneys with an acute kidney injury are declined. The aim of this study to determine the difference in biopsy…2018 American Transplant Congress
De Novo or Early Conversion to Everolimus and the Risk of Skin Cancers in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Trial-Based Linkage Study
Introduction: Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) are a significant cause of morbidity in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. Choice of immunosuppressive regimen may modify the risk of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Target Tacrolimus Troughs and CYP3A5 Polymorphisms Do Not Predict Therapeutic Drug Exposure in African American and Caucasian Renal Transplant Recipients
Background: African American(AA) renal transplant recipients(RTR) require larger tacrolimus(TAC) doses to achieve similar troughs to Caucasians which may be due to CYP3A5 polymorphisms. TAC pharmacokinetics…2018 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Current Educational Interventions in Improving Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Rates
McGill Unversity Health Center, Montreal, Canada.
IntroductionLack of knowledge and discomfort approaching a donor are two of the most common recognized, recipient-level barriers to living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). To address…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Lymphoceles after Kidney Transplantation on Long-Term Outcomes
Dept. of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction: Despite preventive methods, lymphoceles are common complications occurring in up to a third of kidney transplant recipients (KTR). A variety of risk factors (surgical,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Genes with Housekeeping Function (GHF) in Renal Allograft Tissue: An RNA-Seq Analysis
RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) is poised to play a major role in the management of kidney transplant patients. It is very desirable to develop a set of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of BK Viremia: Single-Center Experience
Nephrology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
INTRODUCTION:BK viremia (BKV) and BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) is recognized as an emerging problem in renal transplant recipients. Only reduction of immunosuppressants had shown efficacy…
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