Open AccessApolipoprotein A1 and C-Terminal Fragment of α-1 Antichymotrypsin Are Candidate Plasma Biomarkers Associated With Acute Renal Allograft Rejection
Author(s) -
Mary E. Ziegler,
Tingchao Chen,
James F. LeBlanc,
Xuelian Wei,
David W. Gjertson,
Ker Chau Li,
Mazdak A. Khalighi,
Charles Lassman,
Jeffrey L. Veale,
H. Albin Gritsch,
Elaine F. Reed
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e318225db6a
Subject(s) - biopsy , biomarker , apolipoprotein b , medicine , renal biopsy , cohort , antibody , gastroenterology , kidney transplantation , pathology , kidney , immunology , biology , biochemistry , cholesterol
Current diagnostic methods of renal allograft rejection are neither sensitive nor specific. Needle biopsies are invasive and associated with patient morbidity. Thus, it is desirable to develop noninvasive tests to predict and diagnose rejection.