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Overcoming a Positive Crossmatch in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation |
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| Authors: | James M. Gloor Steven R. DeGoey Alvaro A. Pineda S. Breanndan Moore Mikel Prieto Scott L. Nyberg Timothy S. Larson Matthew D. Griffin Stephen C. Textor Jorge A. Velosa Thomas R. Schwab Lynette A. Fix Mark D. Stegall |
| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Mayo Foundation and Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. |
| Abstract: | Many patients who have an otherwise acceptable living-kidney donor do not undergo transplantation because of the presence of antibodies against the donor cells resulting in a positive crossmatch. In the current study, 14 patients with a positive cytotoxic crossmatch (titer |
| Keywords: | Alloantibody intravenous immunoglobulin kidney transplantation plasmapheresis positive crossmatch sensitized patient |