Alloimmune hemolytic anemia after ABO-mismatch kidney transplantation: prompt recovery following azathioprine withdrawal
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ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
ABO antigens are composed of sugar chains and exist not only on red cells but also on many other cells including endothelial cells and epithelial cells of various organs such as kidney, heart, bowel, lung, and pancreas (Marionneau et al., 2001). ABO antibodies, which have been called as isoagglutinins, are preformed antibodies directed against missing A or B antigens. The source of anti-A/B ant...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hong Kong Journal of Nephrology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1561-5413
DOI: 10.1016/s1561-5413(09)60035-1