Combining donor derived cell free DNA and gene expression profiling for non-invasive surveillance after heart transplantation.
Erik J HenricksenYasbanoo MoayediSaira PurewalJulien Valverde TwiggsKian WaddellHelen LuikartJiho HanKent Y FengBrian WaydaRoy LeeYasuhiro ShudoShirin JimenezKiran K KhushJeffrey J TeutebergPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2022)
Compared to post-transplant rejection surveillance with GEP alone, pairing dd-cfDNA and GEP testing was associated with similar survival and rejection-free survival at 1 year while requiring significantly fewer biopsies.