High numbers of differentiated CD28null CD8+ T cells are associated with a lowered risk for late rejection and graft loss after kidney transplantation.
BACKGROUND:The hypothesis was tested that parameters of an aged T-cell compartment associate with the risk for late rejection after kidney transplantation. METHODS:Recipients of a kidney transplant in the period 2007-2013 were (N = 365) were included. T cells were characterized prior to transplantat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228096 |