2015 American Transplant Congress
Intrapatient Variability of Tacrolimus Blood Concentrations Following Renal Transplant – Acute Rejection or No Connection?
Background: A high degree of intrapatient variability (IPV) of tacrolimus blood concentrations has been associated with poor long-term outcome (1). Periods of under-exposure with increased…2015 American Transplant Congress
T-Cell Immune Function Vs. Gene Expression Profiling for Heart Transplant Rejection
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Non-invasive immune monitoring of heart transplant (HTx) patients (pts) is increasing in use. The AlloMap® blood test has proven helpful in surveillance of cardiac…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor Specific Antibodies in the Older Kidney Transplant Recipient
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston.
Recent evidence suggests that renal transplant recipients (RTR) with both rejection and donor specific antibodies (DSA) are at high risk of graft loss. Concurrently, the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Post Kidney Transplant Complications by Urinary Exosomal mRNA Analysis
IntroductionMonitoring of kidney allograft status is important for the graft longevity. Conventional urinary markers are not sensitive and specific enough to diagnose graft injuries so…
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