Early tolerance in pediatric liver allograft recipients.
The authors report on six pediatric liver transplant recipients for whom allograft tolerance occurred shortly after transplantation (ie, less than 1.5 years). All the patients had associated life-threatening viral complications. They are currently immunocompetent. The tolerant state may be related to the development of a TH2 cytokine pattern.
Tzakis
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AG
Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Reyes
J
J
Zeevi
A
A
Ramos
H
H
Nour
B
B
Reinsmoen
N
N
Todo
S
S
Starzl
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TE
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007223:Infant; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D008297:Male