Open AccessAntidonor Antibodies and Transplantation: How to Deal with Them Before and After Transplantation
Author(s) -
Denis Glotz,
Corinne Antoine,
A Duboust
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/01.tp.0000153297.11006.13
Subject(s) - transplantation , contraindication , medicine , abo blood group system , antibody , immunology , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
The presence of antibodies directed against the donor has usually been considered as an absolute contraindication to transplantation. However, recent advances both in the ABO and human leukocyte antigen settings, detailed in this paper, have led to successful transplantations in the presence of antidonor antibodies, with preliminary evidence of accommodation.