Missing Self-Induced Microvascular Rejection of Kidney Allografts: A Population-Based Study.
Jasper CallemeynAleksandar SenevMaarten CoemansEvelyne LerutBen SprangersDirk KuypersAlice KoenigOlivier ThaunatMarie-Paule EmondsMaarten NaesensPublished in: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN (2021)
Missing self specifically and cumulatively increases MVI risk after kidney transplantation, independent of HLA-DSA. Systematic evaluation of missing self improves understanding of HLA-DSA-negative MVI and might be relevant for improved diagnostic classification and patient risk stratification.