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ArticleClinical kidney journal2017

Complement-dependent cytotoxicity and Luminex technology for human leucocyte antigen antibody detection in kidney transplant candidates exposed to different sensitizing events.

Nataša Katalinić, Alma Starčević, Martina Mavrinac, Sanja Balen

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Article in Clinical kidney journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Human Leucocyte Antigen Sensitisation and Its Impact on Transfusion Practice.Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nataša KatalinićTissue Typing Laboratory, Clinical Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia.
Alma StarčevićTissue Typing Laboratory, Clinical Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia.
Martina MavrinacDepartment of Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Croatia.
Sanja BalenTissue Typing Laboratory, Clinical Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Croatia.
Croatian Institute of Transfusion Medicine · HRUniversity Hospital Centre Zagreb · HRUniversity of Osijek · HRUniversity of Rijeka · HR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to determine the frequency of exposure to different sensitizing events (SEs) and to assess their effects on human leucocyte antigen (HLA) alloimmunization in transplant candidates using two different HLA antibody screening techniques: complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and Luminex.

methodsThis retrospective study included HLA antibody screening results for 163 patients on the kidney transplant waiting list (WL) tested from March 2012 until the end of December 2015 at the Tissue Typing Laboratory, Rijeka, Croatia. All sera samples were tested using the CDC and Luminex techniques in parallel.

resultsTwo-thirds of the patients [114 (70%)] on the WL were exposed to transfusions, pregnancies and/or kidney transplant. The pre-transplant sera of 104 (63.80%) patients were negative for antibodies. In the sera of 23 (14.11%) patients, HLA antibodies were detected by CDC and Luminex and in the sera of 36 (22.09%) patients by Luminex only.

conclusionIn patients on kidney WL, previous organ transplantation represents the strongest immunogenic stimulus, followed by blood transfusions (the most frequent SE) and pregnancies. Although Luminex is more sensitive than CDC in HLA antibody detection, the decision on unacceptable HLA antigens in WL patients has to be based on the results of both assays and the patient's immunization history.

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HLA antibodiesHLA antibodies techniqueskidney transplantationsensitizationwaiting list

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