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Influence of panel-reactive antibodies on posttransplant outcomes in lung transplant recipients
Christine L Lau, MD, Scott M Palmer, MD, Katherine E Posther, BA, David N Howell, MD, PhD, Nancy L Reinsmoen, PhD, H.Todd Massey, MD, Victor F Tapson, MD, James J Jaggers, MD, Thomas A D’Amico, MD, R.Duane Davis, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 69, Issue 5, Pages (May 2000) DOI: /S (00)
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Fig 1 Kaplan-Meier comparison of survival between high and low PRA.
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Fig 2 Immunohistochemical staining for complement (C3) showing deposition in a pattern outlining capillary walls from a patient with a high PRA. This staining is evidence of humoral-mediated lung injury. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (00) )
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Fig 3 Histopathologic examination of biopsy from same patient as Figure 2 showing marked alveolar capillaritis accompanied by endothelial swelling and margination of inflammatory cells (hematoxylin and eosin, ×520). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (00) )
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Fig 4 Proposed treatment scheme for lung transplant recipients with elevated pretransplant PRA. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (00) )
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