Panel-Reactive and Donor-Specific Antibodies before Lung Transplantation can Affect Outcomes in Korean Patients Receiving Lung Transplantation.

CONCLUSION: Preoperative DSAs and PRAs are related to worse outcomes after lung transplantation. DSAs and PRAs should be considered when selecting lung transplant recipients, and recipients who have preoperative DSAs with high MFI values and high PRA levels should be monitored closely after lung transplantation.
PMID: 32608204 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Yonsei Medical Journal - June 30, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Moon SW, Park MS, Lee JG, Paik HC, Kim YT, Lee HJ, Park S, Choi SM, Kim DH, Cho WH, Yeo HJ, Park SI, Choi SH, Hong SB, Shim TS, Jo KW, Jeon K, Jeong BH, Kim SY, Korean Organ Transplantation Registry Study Group Tags: Yonsei Med J Source Type: research