Donor Derived Cell Free DNA% is elevated with pathogens that are risk factors for Acute and Chronic Lung Allograft Injury.

We examined the %ddcfDNA values at times of microbial isolation from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL).Methods Two hundred and six BAL samples from 51 Lung Transplant Recipients (LTRs) with concurrently available plasma %ddcfDNA were analyzed along with microbiology and histopathology.

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - May 30, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Katrina Bazemore, Michael Rohly, Nitipong Permpalung, Kai Yu, Irina Timofte, A. Whitney Brown, Jonathan Orens, Aldo Iacono, Steven D. Nathan, Robin K Avery, Hannah Valantine, Sean Agbor-Enoh, Pali D Shah Source Type: research