Pretransplant serum IgG-anti-F(ab')2gamma activity and kidney graft outcome: comparison of results obtained at two centers.
Anti-IgG autoantibodies are reported to possess immunoregulatory properties. In the present study, we investigated the effect of pretransplant serum IgG-anti-F(ab')2gamma autoantibody activity on kidney graft outcome in recipients from two transplant centers.
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Department of Transplantation Immunology, Institute of Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 305, D-6900 Heidelberg, Germany.
Groth
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Oberg
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Terness
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May
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Staehler
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Opelz
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D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007518:Isoantibodies; D003404:Creatinine