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Complement Inhibition in HLA‐Incompatible Kidney Transplants: Persisting Antibody‐Mediated Injury Despite Marked Decrease of Clinical ABMR
Author(s) -
Loupy A.,
Viglietti D.,
Mengel M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13172
Subject(s) - medicine , human leukocyte antigen , immunology , antibody , kidney transplantation , complement system , complement (music) , kidney , antigen , phenotype , biochemistry , chemistry , complementation , gene
A study by Cornell et al (page 1293 ) reveals that anti‐complement therapy alone does not prevent indolent and persisting forms of antibody‐mediated kidney allograft injury.