2016 American Transplant Congress
A Successful Approach to Kidney Transplantation in Patients with Secondary Hyperoxaluria.
Chronic oxalate nephropathy is observed secondary to enteric hyperoxaluria that is associated with malabsorption e.g. in short bowel syndrome. Kidney transplantation can be challenging given…2016 American Transplant Congress
C3 Glomerulopathy Secondary to Complement Factor H Inhibition by Monoclonal Kappa Light Chains.
Background: Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) implies a causal relationship between clonal B cell proliferation and renal disease and is associated with high morbidity…2016 American Transplant Congress
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis Pattern without Immunoglobulin and Complement Deposition in Renal Allograft Was Related to the Injury of Antibody-Mediated Rejection.
National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Nanjing, China.
Background: Differential diagnosis of Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) in renal allograft was difficult because of the confused etiology. Recurrent or de novo MPGN were related to…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Immunosuppression Regimen on Iga Nephropathy Recurrence Post Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Steroid sparing immunosuppression is increasingly used in order to avoid the many well-known side effects of steroids. It has been argued that steroid use…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Angiotensin Receptor II Type 1 Antibodies (AT1R) and Serum Soluble Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Receptor (suPAR) as Predictors of Post Transpalnt FSGS Recurrence
Indiana University school of Medicine-IU Health Transplant, Indianapolis, IN.
Approximately 30% of renal transplant patients develop recurrence of FSGS in the first kidney allograft. AT1R is expressed on podocytes; its expression is elevated in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Course of Pre-Existing Monoclonal Gammopathies Following Kidney Transplant
Nephrology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
INTRODUCTIONThe progression of monoclonal gammopathies following kidney transplant is not well described. Previous single-center retrospective data suggested that the course for a monoclonal gammopathy of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics and Outcomes of Renal Transplant Recipients With Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: An OPTN Registry Analysis
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) accounts for <1% of renal transplants in the US. There is limited data on the characteristics and outcomes of in pediatric…2015 American Transplant Congress
Recurrent Cytomegalovirus Infection After Solid Organ Transplant
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Background:Cytomegalovirus is a common opportunistic infection after transplant. Relapse may occur after treatment of the initial episode of viremia or disease and secondary prophylaxis is…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patient and Graft Outcomes Following 3rd, 4th and 5th Renal Transplants – A Single Centre Comparative Study
Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital - NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: For patients who have lost their first renal graft, a second kidney transplant is widely accepted as the next best therapeutic option (due to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis After Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Introduction: Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is a glomerular disease that frequently leads to ESRD requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation. MPGN recurrence after transplant (rMPGN) often happens…
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