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High‐Tech Detection of HLA Antibodies and Complement: Prospects and Limitations
Author(s) -
Schaub S.,
Scornik J. C.
Publication year - 2008
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/j.1600-6143.2007.02034.x
Subject(s) - complement (music) , medicine , antibody , human leukocyte antigen , immunology , transplantation , complement system , antigen , biology , genetics , complementation , gene , phenotype
Solid phase HLA antibody testing has improved patient monitoring before and after transplantation. Can this technology be expanded to measure complement activation and thus predict how much damage the antibody can do? See article by Bartel et al in this issue on page 41.