Genetic variant linked to poor patient survival following lung transplantation
Image: PD 1. A specific TT-genotype variant that encodes the immunoglobulin gamma (IgG) receptor was associated with increased patient mortality ...
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Initial kidney transplant factors may provide insight into retransplant success
Image: PD 1. Retransplant patients that experienced acute rejection, hospitalization, or delayed graft function after their first kidney transplant were ...
Distance to Veterans Affairs Transplant Center affects likelihood of liver transplantation
Image: PD 1. The greater the distance between the patient’s local Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital and Veterans Affairs Transplant Center ...
PTX3 gene deficiency may increase the risk of invasive aspergillosis in transplant patients
Image: PD 1. Hematopoeitic stem-cell transplant (HSCT) patients who received donor cells with a PTX3 haplotype of h2/h2 had an ...
Pregnancy outcomes in kidney transplant recipients encouraging
Image: PD 1. Post-kidney transplant pregnancies are mostly successful and outcomes are improving. 2. Babies of kidney transplant recipients are ...
Human islet transplantation improves insulin sensitivity in Type 1 Diabetes
Image: PD 1. Islet transplantation increases insulin sensitivity in Type 1 diabetics, acting at both the liver and skeletal muscle. ...
Effective CMV infection prophylaxis for hematopoietic-cell transplantation
Image: PD/CMV 1. Administering CMX001 at 100 mg twice weekly for post-hematopoietic cell transplant patients provides effective prophylaxis against cytomegalovirus ...
Anti-HLA antibodies predict worse kidney-allograft survival
Image: PD 1. C1q-binding donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies predicted worse graft survival in kidney transplant patients. 2. Inclusion of C1q-binding donor-specific ...
Promising liver transplant outcomes at 20 years
Image: PD 1. Liver transplant recipients have good long-term outcomes, with 52.5% of patients alive after 20 years. 2. Most ...
Living donor outcomes improved by motivational interviewing
Image: PD 1. Two motivational interviews, each under one hour in duration, are associated with significantly improved psychosocial outcomes for ...
