IntroductionABO blood group antigens within grafts are continuously exposed to anti-A/B antibodies in the serum of recipients after ABO-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation and are instrumental in antibody-mediated rejection.
Fan Zhang+19 more
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Kidney Transplantation from АВ0-Incompatible Living Family Donor
The introduction into the clinical practice of kidney transplantation from АВ0-incompatible living donor may be one of the ways to solve the problem of shortage of cadaveric donor organs.
R.O. Zohrabian
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Validation of a Polymerase Chain Reaction technique for Kidd blood group genotyping [PDF]
The Kidd blood group antigens, Jkª and Jkᵇ , are two of the main surface markers which are found on the membrane of red blood cells. The determination of whether a donor or a recipient has the Jkª and/or the Jkᵇ antigens is crucially important to ...
Borg, Joseph J.+2 more
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Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease patients. The spouse is a major donor in living KT. Clinical outcomes of spousal donor KT are not inferior to those of living related donor KT.
Woo Yeong Park+6 more
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Mother–child blood group incompatibility and the risk of multiple sclerosis [PDF]
Sirs, Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by myelin loss, varying degrees of axonal pathology and progressive neurological dysfunction [5]. Autoimmune mechanisms are thought to have major roles in the pathogenesis of MS [4], but the cause of the disease is not yet conclusively understood [
Ramagopalan, S+6 more
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Objective To analyze ABO system hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) and its influencing factors in Obstetrics Department of our hospital.
Shuling DONG+5 more
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Comparative susceptibility of mosquito populations in North Queensland, Australia to oral infection with dengue virus. [PDF]
Dengue is the most prevalent arthropod-borne virus, with at least 40% of the world's population at risk of infection each year. In Australia, dengue is not endemic, but viremic travelers trigger outbreaks involving hundreds of cases.
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Blood group incompatibility due to anti C antibody: a case report [PDF]
Background and Aim: One of the main goals of blood transfusion medicine is to determine the compatibility of the blood products with the patients.
Mohsen Rajabnia Chenari+3 more
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A case of successful late steroid withdrawal after ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation
Few data exist regarding steroid withdrawal in ABO-incompatible (ABO-i) kidney transplantation (KT). Here, we report a case of steroid withdrawal after ABO-i KT. A 46-year-old man diagnosed with Henoch-Schonlein purpura received ABO-i KT from his 42-year-
Jeong Min Cho+5 more
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Overcoming high pre-transplant isoagglutinin titers using high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin, salvage plasmapheresis, and booster rituximab without splenectomy in ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation: a case report [PDF]
High pre-transplant isoagglutinin is a risk factor for antibody-mediated rejection in ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation. A 55-year-old man with alcoholic liver cirrhosis underwent ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation. The
Hyung Hwan Moon
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