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The special relativity of noninvasive biomarkers for acute rejection
Author(s) -
Naesens Maarten
Publication year - 2019
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.15078
Subject(s) - subclinical infection , medicine , biomarker , transplantation , kidney transplantation , kidney , intensive care medicine , biochemistry , chemistry
This editorial concludes that the blood‐based mRNA biomarker for subclinical rejection after kidney transplantation that was recently developed by the CTOT‐08 consortium will not have universal value but needs to be interpreted relative to center practice of performing or not performing surveillance kidney allograft biopsies. See the original article from Friedewald et al on page 98.