Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 1387-1389 , August 2002

High level of TGF-β in organ transplantation might be due to rejection rather than calcineurin inhibitor medication

  • C Wynn

      Affiliations

    • Fujisawa Research Institute of America (C.W., F.P., L.E., A.E., M.K., H.J.), Evanston, Illinois, USA
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  • F Pan

      Affiliations

    • Fujisawa Research Institute of America (C.W., F.P., L.E., A.E., M.K., H.J.), Evanston, Illinois, USA
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  • L Erickson

      Affiliations

    • Fujisawa Research Institute of America (C.W., F.P., L.E., A.E., M.K., H.J.), Evanston, Illinois, USA
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  • A Ebbs

      Affiliations

    • Fujisawa Research Institute of America (C.W., F.P., L.E., A.E., M.K., H.J.), Evanston, Illinois, USA
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  • M Kobayashi

      Affiliations

    • Fujisawa Research Institute of America (C.W., F.P., L.E., A.E., M.K., H.J.), Evanston, Illinois, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Northwestern University (M.K., H.J.), Evanston, Illinois, USA
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  • H Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Fujisawa Research Institute of America (C.W., F.P., L.E., A.E., M.K., H.J.), Evanston, Illinois, USA
    • Department of Medicine, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Northwestern University (M.K., H.J.), Evanston, Illinois, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to H. Jiang, Fujisawa Research Institute of America, Northwestern University Research Park, 1801 Maple Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.

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Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 1387-1389 , August 2002