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Clin Transpl
; : 227-9, 2007.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18642454
RESUMO
We evaluated patient sera for flow PRA, FCXM, and end-point donor-antigen titer, and we correlated the results with graft survival. You cannot accurately predict a positive or negative FCXM result-not even when the sera have donor-specific antigens-unless you actually perform a crossmatch. Using fluorescence intensity as a surrogate for antibody concentration does not correlate quantitatively with the occurrence of a positive or negative crossmatch. Therefore, it is imperative to give each recipient a chance at being offered a donor organ by performance of a real-time crossmatch and not rely on a virtual evaluation.