Association of soluble HLA-G with acute rejection episodes and early development of bronchiolitis obliterans in lung transplantation.

Lung transplantation has evolved into a life-saving therapy for select patients with end-stage lung diseases. However, long-term survival remains limited because of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). Soluble HLA-G, a mediator of adaptive immunity that modulates regulatory T cells and certain c...

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Main Authors: Steven R White, Timothy Floreth, Chuanhong Liao, Sangeeta M Bhorade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4113443?pdf=render