title: Crossmatching considerations in renal transplantation.
abstract: During the year 1993-1994, 73 renal transplant cases have been screened for the presence of anti-HLA antibodies using the standard lymphocytotoxicity assay. Amongst the 9 related transplantations with 100% negative crossmatch 6 were successful. About 8.2% of the patients had a shift from positive to negative crossmatch. It was observed that an increased number of transfusions (ranging from 3 to 21) in males and females yielded negative crossmatches. In females, however, owing to various factors such as pregnancies, parity and infections, varied percentages were observed with different donors. The crossmatches in diabetics and hypertensive patients suggest no particular correlation and probably have no role in the outcome of the assay.
authors.affiliation: Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kiran
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vijayalakshmi
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahariah
mesh_terms: D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D007518:Isoantibodies