Transplantation: A new biomarker for transplant rejection?

Nature Reviews Nephrology 13, 262 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2017.47 Author: Shimona Starling A need exists for biomarkers that can monitor transplant rejection. Now, Vallabhajosyula et al. show that, in a human-to-mouse xenogeneic islet transplant model, human exosomes (extracellular vesicles that are released by tissues) can be purified from the plasma of recipient mice. Moreover, islet
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