The Banff 97 working classification of renal allograft pathology. Background Standardization
of renal allograft biopsy interpretation is necessary to guide therapy and to establish an …

Background The introduction of solid-phase immunoassay (SPI) technology for the detection
and characterization of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies in transplantation while …

The XV. Banff conference for allograft pathology was held in conjunction with the annual
meeting of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics in Pittsburgh, PA (…

The prevalence of subclinical rejection, by the Banff criteria, is approximately 30% in the first
3 mo in renal transplant recipients. A randomized study was performed to determine …

In renal transplantation, a positive cytotoxic crossmatch between donor cells and recipient
serum is associated with early rejection or graft loss and was the driving force behind the …

Urine protein profiling with surface-enhanced laser-desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass
spectrometry. Background In the last few years there has been an increasing interest in …

ABSTRACT. At present, the diagnosis of renal allograft rejection requires a renal biopsy.
Clinical management of renal transplant patients would be improved by the development of non-…

The process of humoral rejection is multifaceted and has different manifestations in the various
types of organ transplants. Because this process is emerging as a leading cause of graft …

literature reviews and related practice surveys. During the forum, each of the 5 areas was
addressed using the following process. Presentations by experts were followed by open …

Solid phase multiplex-bead arrays for the detection and characterization of HLA antibodies
provide increased sensitivity and specificity compared to conventional lymphocyte-based …