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ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2022

Positive autoantibodies in living liver donors.

Joyce Loh, Koji Hashimoto, Choon Hyuck David Kwon, Masato Fujiki, Jamak Modaresi Esfeh

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Joyce LohDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States.
Koji HashimotoDigestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States.
Choon Hyuck David KwonDigestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States.
Masato FujikiDigestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States.
Jamak Modaresi EsfehDigestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, United States. modarej@ccf.org.

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Abstract

backgroundThere is a nationwide shortage of organs available for liver transplantation. Living donors help meet this growing demand. Not uncommonly, donors will have positive autoantibodies. However, it is unclear whether donor positive autoantibodies are correlated with worse outcomes following living liver donor transplantations.

aimTo analyze the significance of positive autoantibodies in donors on post-transplant outcomes in recipients.

methodsWe performed a retrospective review of living liver donors who had undergone liver transplantation between January 1, 2012 and August 31, 2021. Demographic characteristics and pre-transplant data including antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and anti-smooth muscle antibody titers were collected in donors. Outcomes of interest were post-transplantation complications including mortality, biliary strictures, biliary leaks, infection, and rejection. Pediatric recipients and donors without measured pre-transplant autoantibody serologies were excluded from this study.

results172 living donor liver transplantations were performed during the study period, of which 115 patients met inclusion criteria. 37 (32%) living donors were autoantibody-positive with a median ANA titer of 1:160 (range 1:80 to 1:1280) and median anti-SMA titer of 1:40 (range 1:20 to 1:160). There were no significant differences in baseline demographics between the autoantibody positive and negative donors. Post-transplantation rates of death (

conclusionIsolated pre-transplant autoantibody positivity is not correlated to worse post-transplant outcomes in living liver donor transplants.

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Antinuclear antibodiesAnti-smooth muscle antibodyLiver transplantationTransplant donorsTreatment outcome

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PMCPMC9521457

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