Ann Lab Med.  2017 May;37(3):290-292. 10.3343/alm.2017.37.3.290.

Two Cases of Antibody-Mediated Rejection Following Kidney Transplantation due to HLA-DQB1 Allele-Specific and DQ Alpha Protein-Specific HLA Antibodies

• Song SH
• Park BG
• Kim BS
• Kim YS
• Kim HS

• KMID: 2369759
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2017.37.3.290

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Antibodies*
Kidney Transplantation*
Kidney*
Antibodies

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