Highly Sensitized Patients Are Well Served by Receiving a Compatible Organ Offer Based on Acceptable Mismatches

Highly Sensitized Patients Are Well Served by Receiving a Compatible Organ Offer Based on Acceptable Mismatches

Highly sensitized kidney patients accrue on the transplant waiting list due to their broad immunization against non-self Human Leucocyte Antigens (HLA). Although challenging, the best option for highly sensitized patients is transplantation with a crossmatch negative donor without any additional the...

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Main Authors: Sebastiaan Heidt, Geert W. Haasnoot, Marissa J. H. van der Linden-van Oevelen, Frans H. J. Claas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
donor specific antibodies
donor specific antibody (DSA)
kidney transplanation
histocompatibility
desensitization
HLA
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.687254/full

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