De Novo DQ Donor-Specific Antibodies Are Associated with Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction after Lung Transplantation.

Jussi M TikkanenLianne G SingerS Joseph KimYanhong LiMatthew BinnieCecilia ChaparroChung-Wai ChowTereza MartinuSassan AzadShaf KeshavjeeKathryn Tinckam

Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2017)

dnDSA are common after lung transplantation, with the majority being DQ DSA. DQ-dnDSA are associated with an increased risk of CLAD. Strategies to prevent or treat DQ-dnDSA may improve outcomes for lung transplant recipients.

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