Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 1732-1734 , July 2004

HLA class I donor-specific triplet antibodies detected after renal transplantation

  • A. Varnavidou-Nicolaidou

      Affiliations

    • Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, Paraskevaidion Surgical and Transplant Center, Nicosia, Cyprus (A.V.-N.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to A. Varnavidou-Nicolaidou, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, 4A Ch. Mouskos Street, 1102 Nicosia, Cyprus
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  • I.I.N. Doxiadis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Immunohaematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands (I.I.N.D.)
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  • A. Iniotaki-Theodoraki

      Affiliations

    • National Tissue Typing Center, General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece (A.I.-T., C.S.-G.)
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  • T. Patargias

      Affiliations

    • Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece (T.P.)
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  • C. Stavropoulos-Giokas

      Affiliations

    • National Tissue Typing Center, General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece (A.I.-T., C.S.-G.)
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  • G.K. Kyriakides

      Affiliations

    • and Paraskevaidion Surgical and Transplant Center, Nicosia, Cyprus (G.K.K.)

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PII: S0041-1345(04)00671-2

doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.06.006

Transplantation Proceedings
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 1732-1734 , July 2004

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