Transplant glomerulopathy: Risk and prognosis related to anti-human leukocyte antigen class II antibody levels
Transplant glomerulopathy: Risk and prognosis related to anti-human leukocyte antigen class II antibody levels
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DOI:
10.1097/tp.0b013e3181837626
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发表时间:
2008-09-15
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Stegall, Mark D.
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作者:
Issa, Naim;Cosio, Fernando G.;Stegall, Mark D.
Background. Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) is a histopathologic entity of kidney allografts related to anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies. The goal of this study was to determine the relationships among antibody characteristics (level and specificity), risk for TG, and graft survival.Methods. The presence and characteristics of anti-HLA antibody were assessed by single antigen beads assays in stored pretransplant sera from 598 kidney recipients with negative T-cell crossmatch. Transplant glomerulopathy was diagnosed by surveillance and clinical biopsies.Results. Thirty-nine percent of patients presented with anti-HLA antibodies pretransplant. Transplant glomerulopathy was diagnosed in 73 patients (12%) during 54 +/- 19 months of follow-up. The risk of TG increased with higher anti-HLA-II antibody levels (HR = 1.890, 95% CI 1.42-2.52; P