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Department of Anesthesiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China. Electronic address: r_ge@yahoo.com.
Center of Reproductive Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325003, China.
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Department of Pharmacology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Laboratory for Chronobiology and Aging, Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Dositeja Obradovica Sq 2, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Laboratory for Reproductive Endocrinology and Signaling, Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Dositeja Obradovica Sq 2, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia.
Laboratory for Chronobiology and Aging, Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Dositeja Obradovica Sq 2, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia. tatjana.kostic@dbe.uns.ac.rs.
Laboratory for Reproductive Endocrinology and Signaling, Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Dositeja Obradovica Sq 2, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia. tatjana.kostic@dbe.uns.ac.rs.
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine, Zhejiang Province Key Lab of Anesthesiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China.
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A meta-analysis on DHF and DF susceptibility in patients with HLA-A*24 and HLA-B*44 was conducted. Google Scholar was used to find studies that contained patients with HLA-A*24 or HLA-B*44 that were d...
HLA-A*24 was associated with a 1.39 times susceptibility to DHF while those possessing HLA-B*44 were 0.62 times susceptible to DHF (OR=1.39 and 95% CI=1.17-1.66; OR=0.62 and 95% CI=0.39-0.99). Neither...
These results indicate that two different major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I alleles, HLA-A*24 and HLA-B*44, have opposing effects on DHF susceptibility but none on DF susceptibility. The ...
Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is the most common cause of immune-mediated allograft failure after kidney transplant and impacts allograft survival. Previous sensitization is a major risk factor fo...
A 48-year-old, caucasian woman with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) secondary to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) on peritoneal dialysis was registered in deceased donor waitlist. ...
Shared eplets between the patient husband and donor was responsible for the alloimmune response and early development of DSAs. This case highlights the importance of early monitoring DSA levels in hig...