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Utility of the virtual crossmatch in solid organ transplantation

Amico, Patrizia and Hönger, Gideon and Steiger, Jürg and Schaub, Stefan. (2009) Utility of the virtual crossmatch in solid organ transplantation. Current opinion in organ transplantation, Vol. 14. pp. 656-661.

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Official URL: http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A6004369

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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Solid-phase assays covered with single HLA molecules - such as single-antigen flow-beads (SAFBs) - allow determining the presence of donor-specific HLA antibodies (HLA-DSAs) 'virtually' by comparison of the HLA-antibody specificities of the recipient with the HLA typing of the donor. In this review, prospects and current limitation of the virtual crossmatch are discussed. RECENT FINDINGS: Several prospective and retrospective studies indicate that a negative virtual crossmatch is associated with a very low risk of early rejection and good long-term allograft survival. By contrast, a positive virtual crossmatch is associated with a significant risk for early rejection and decreased allograft survival. However, these studies revealed that not all HLA-DSAs detected by SAFB have a detrimental clinical impact. SUMMARY: The virtual crossmatch has emerged as a very useful tool for pretransplant risk assessment and organ allocation. Further advances of the virtual crossmatch approach will require improvements on the technical part of SAFB analysis and a better understanding and definition of pathogenic factors of HLA-DSA. Together with an extended HLA typing of the donor, this scenario will provide us the full benefits of applications based on virtual crossmatching.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Nephrologie > Transplantationsimmunologie und Nephrologie (Steiger)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Nephrologie > Transplantationsimmunologie und Nephrologie (Steiger)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Biomedizin > Former Units at DBM > Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology (Palmer/Steiger)
UniBasel Contributors:Steiger, Jürg U. and Schaub, Stefan
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN:1087-2418
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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