title: Renal transplantation in the presence of a positive crossmatch.
abstract: Eighteen renal transplants have been performed prospectively in the presence of a positive serologic crossmatch against donor B lymphocytes. Four transplants have failed, three from rejection and one from renal artery thrombosis. Fourteen are functioning at 3-17 months after transplant. Thus, a renal transplant may be performed in the presence of a positive B-cell crossmatch in most instances without immediate graft rejection.
mesh_terms: D006084:Graft Rejection; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D007518:Isoantibodies