Sequential monitoring of TIM-3 mRNA expression in blood and urine samples of renal transplant recipients.

CONCLUSION: Our data suggested that serial monitoring of TIM-3 mRNA level in the blood and urine samples of renal transplant recipients could be a useful non-invasive biomarker for prediction and diagnosis of allograft dysfunction.
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Source: Transplant Immunology - November 2, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Shahbaz SK, Barabadi M, Ahmadpour P, Pourrezagholi F, Nafar M, Foroughi F, Hosseinzadeh M, Ghorbanpour M, Yekaninejad MS, Amirzargar A Tags: Transpl Immunol Source Type: research