Publications
This list features publications by the CTS team since 1984. It is updated as new articles become available. To find a keyword in the title or the source (journal/book), please use your browser's search capabilities (usually <ctrl><F>).
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2024
| Author(s) | Coemans M, Tran TH, Döhler B, Massie AB, Verbeke G, Segev DL, Gentry SE, Naesens M |
| Title | A competing risks model to estimate the risk of graft failure and patient death after kidney transplantation using continuous donor-recipient age combinations. |
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Am J Transplant, 13 pages, 2024 [Epub ahead of print]
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doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2024.07.029 |
| Author(s) | Vinson AJ, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Süsal C, Döhler B, Melk A, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Cardinal H, Wong G, Francis A, Pilmore H, Grinspan LT, Foster BJ |
| Title | Differences in excess mortality by recipient sex after heart transplant: An individual patient data meta-analysis. |
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J Heart Lung Transplant 43:1162-1173, 2024
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doi:10.1016/j.healun.2024.03.016 |
| Author(s) | Vinson AJ, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Süsal C, Döhler B, Melk A, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Cardinal H, Wong G, Francis A, Pilmore H, Foster BJ |
| Title | A Multinational Cohort Study Examining Sex Differences in Excess Risk of Death With Graft Function After Kidney Transplant. |
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Transplantation 108:1448-1459, 2024
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doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000004915 |
2023
| Author(s) | Benning L, Morath C , Fink A , Rudek M , Speer C , Kälble F, Nusshag C , Beimler J , Schwab C, Waldherr R , Zeier M, Süsal C, Tran TH |
| Title | Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA (dd-cfDNA) in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Indication Biopsy—Results of a Prospective Single-Center Trial. |
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Transpl Int 36:11899, 2023
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doi:10.3389/ti.2023.11899 |
| Author(s) | Melk A, Sugianto RI, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Döhler B, Süsal C, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Wong G, Foster BJ |
| Title | Influence of donor sex and age on graft outcome in kidney transplantation. |
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Nephrol Dial Transplant 39:607–617, 2023
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doi:10.1093/ndt/gfad181 |
| Author(s) | Schaier M, Morath C, Wang L, Kleist C, Opelz G, Tran TH, Scherer S, Pham L, Ekpoom N, Süsal C, Ponath G, Kälble F, Speer C, Benning L, Nusshag C, Mahler CF, Pego da Silva L, Sommerer C, Hückelhoven-Krauss A, Czock D, Mehrabi A, Schwab C, Waldherr R, Schnitzler P, Merle U, Schwenger V, Krautter M, Kemmner S, Fischereder M, Stangl M, Hauser IA, Kälsch AI, Krämer BK, Böhmig GA, Müller-Tidow C, Reiser J, Zeier M, Schmitt M, Terness P, Schmitt A, Daniel V |
| Title | Five-year follow-up of a phase I trial of donor-derived modified immune cell infusion in kidney transplantation. |
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Front Immunol 14:1089664, 12 pages, 2023
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doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1089664 |
| Author(s) | Vinson AJ, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Süsal C, Döhler B, Melk A, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Cardinal H, Wong G, Francis A, Pilmore H, Foster BJ |
| Title | A multinational cohort study uncovered sex differences in excess mortality after kidney transplant. |
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Kidney Int 103:1131-1143, 2023
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doi:10.1016/j.kint.2023.01.022 |
| Author(s) | Kühn T, Speer C, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Kim H, Beimler J, Buylaert M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reineke M, Töllner M, Klein K, Blank A, Parthé S, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Tran TH, Schaier M, Benning L |
| Title | Immune Response to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination in Previous Nonresponder Kidney Transplant Recipients After Short-term Withdrawal of Mycophenolic Acid 1 and 3 Months After an Additional Vaccine Dose. |
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Transplantation 107:1139-1150, 2023
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doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000004516 |
| Author(s) | Morath C, Schaier M, Ibrahim E, Wang L, Kleist C, Opelz G, Süsal C, Ponath G, Aly M, Alvarez C, Kälble F, Speer C, Benning L, Nusshag C, da Silva LP, Sommerer C, Hückelhoven-Krauss A, Czock D, Mehrabi A, Schwab C, Waldherr R, Schnitzler P, Merle U, Tran TH, Scherer S, Boehmig G, Müller-Tidow C, Reiser J, Schmitt A, Zeier M, Schmitt M, Terness P, Daniel V |
| Title | Induction of Long-lasting Regulatory B Lymphocytes by Modified Immune Cells in Kidney Transplant Recipients. |
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J Am Soc Nephrol 34:160-174, 2023
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doi:10.1681/ASN.2022020210 |
2022
| Author(s) | Töllner M, Speer C, Benning L, Bartenschlager M, Nusshag C, Morath C, Zeier M, Süsal C, Schnitzler P, Schmitt W, Bergner R, Bartenschlager R, Lorenz HM, Schaier M |
| Title | Impaired Neutralizing Antibody Activity against B.1.617.2 (Delta) after Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Patients Receiving Anti-CD20 Therapy. |
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J Clin Med. 2022 Mar 21;11(6):1739
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doi:10.3390/jcm11061739 |
| Author(s) | Sommer W, Avsar M, Aburahma K, Salman J, Kaufeld KT, Rojas SV, Meyer AL, Chichelnitskiy E, Süsal C, Kreusser MM, Verboom M, Hallensleben M, Bara C, Blasczyk R, Falk C, Karck M, Haverich A, Ius F, Warnecke G |
| Title | Heart transplantation across preformed donor-specific antibody barriers using a perioperative desensitization protocol. |
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Am J Transplant. 2022 Aug;22(8):2064-2076
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doi:10.1097/ajt.17060 |
| Author(s) | Benning L, Morath C, Kühn T, Bartenschlager M, Kim H, Beimler J, Buylaert M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reineke M, Töllner M, Schaier M, Klein K, Blank A, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Tran TH, Speer |
| Title | Humoral response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in previous non-responder kidney transplant recipients after short-term withdrawal of mycophenolic acid. |
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C.Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Aug 18;9:958293
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doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.958293 |
| Author(s) | Coemans M, Verbeke G, Döhler B, Süsal C, Naesens M |
| Title | Bias by censoring for competing events in survival analysis. |
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BMJ. 2022 Sep 13;378:e071349
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doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-071349 |
| Author(s) | Echterdiek F, Döhler B, Latus J, Schwenger V, Süsal C |
| Title | Influence of calcineurin inhibitor choice on outcomes in kidney transplant recipients aged ≥60 y: A Collaborative Transplant Study report. |
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Transplantation 106:e212-e218, 2022
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doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000004060 |
| Author(s) | Vinson AJ, Zhang X, Dahhou M, Süsal C, Döhler B, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Cardinal H, Melk A, Wong G, Francis A, Pilmore H, Foster BJ |
| Title | Age-dependent sex differences in graft loss after kidney transplantation. |
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Transplantation, July 2022 - Volume 106 - Issue 7 - p 1473-1484
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doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000004026 |
| Author(s) | Carapito R, Aouadi I, Verniquet M, Untrau M, Pichot A, Beaudrey T, … Süsal C and Bahram S |
| Title | The MHC class I MICA gene is a histocompatibility antigen in kidney transplantation. |
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Nat Med. 2022 May;28(5):989-998
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doi:10.1038/s41591-022-01725-2 |
| Author(s) | Benning L, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Buylaert M, Schaier M, Beimler J, Klein K, Grenz J, Reichel P, Hidmark A, Ponath G, Töllner M, Reineke M, Rieger S, Tönshoff B, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Speer C |
| Title | Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern in kidney transplant recipients after standard COVID-19 vaccination. |
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 17:98-106, 2022
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doi:10.2215/CJN.11820921 |
| Author(s) | Benning L, Klein K, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Kim H, Buylaert M, Reineke M, Töllner M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reichel P, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Schaier M, Speer C |
| Title | Neutralizing antibody activity against the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant before and after a third BNT162b2 vaccine dose in hemodialysis patients. |
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Front Immunol 13:840136, 2022
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doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.840136 |
| Author(s) | Benning L, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Reineke M, Töllner M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reichel P, Schaier M, Klein K, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Bartenschlager R, Speer C |
| Title | Neutralizing antibody activity against the B.1.617.2 (delta) variant 8 months after two-dose vaccination with BNT162b2 in health care workers. |
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Clin Microbiol Infect, 2022
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doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2022.01.011 |
| Author(s) | Benning L, Morath C, Bartenschlager M, Kim H, Reineke M, Beimler J, Buylaert M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reichel P, Töllner M, Schaier M, Klein K, Benes V, Rausch T, Rieger S, Stich M, Tönshoff B, Weidner N, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Süsal C, Tran TH, Bartenschlager R, Speer C |
| Title | Neutralizing antibody response against the B.1.617.2 (delta) and the B.1.1.529 (omicron) variants after a third mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose in kidney transplant recipients. |
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Am J Transplant, 2022 Jul;22(7):1873-1883
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doi:10.1111/ajt.17054 |
| Author(s) | Baghai Arassi M, Gauche L, Schmidt J, Höcker B, Rieger S, Süsal C, Tönshoff B, Fichtner A |
| Title | Association of intraindividual tacrolimus variability with de novo donor-specific HLA antibody development and allograft rejection in pediatric kidney transplant recipients with low immunological risk. |
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Pediatr Nephrol. 2022 Oct;37(10):2503-2514
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doi:10.1007/s00467-022-05426-3 |
| Author(s) | Vietzen H, Döhler B, Tran TH, Süsal S, Halloran P, Eskandary F, Herz C, Mayer K, Kozakowski N, Wahrmann M, Ely S, Haindl S, Puchhammer-Stöckl E, Böhmig GA |
| Title | Deletion of the natural killer cell receptor NKG2C encoding KLR2C gene and kidney transplant outcome. |
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Front Immunol 13:829228, 14 pages, 2022
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doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.829228 |
| Author(s) | Morath C, Hayek SS, Döhler B, Nusshag C, Sommerer C, Zeier M, Reiser J and Süsal C |
| Title | Soluble urokinase receptor and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. |
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Transpl Int 35:10071, 8 pages, 2022
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doi:10.3389/ti.2021.10071 |
| Author(s) | Živcic-Cosic S, Süsal C, Döhler B, Katalinic N, Markic D, Orlic L, Racki S, Španjol J, Trobonjaca Z |
| Title | Kidney transplants from elderly donors: The experience of a reference center in Croatia. |
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Exp Clin Transplant 20:19-27, 2022
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doi:10.6002/ect.2021.0366 |
| Author(s) | Engels G, Döhler B, Tönshoff B, Oh J, Kruchen A, Müller I, Süsal C |
| Title | Maternal versus paternal living kidney transplant donation is associated with lower rejection in young pediatric recipients: A Collaborative Transplant Study report. |
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Pediatr Transplant 26:e14154, 2022
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doi:10.1111/petr.14154 |
| Author(s) | Lozanovski V, Unterrainer C, Döhler B, Süsal C, Mehrabi A |
| Title | Outcome of extended right lobe liver transplants. |
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Liver Transpl 28:807-818, 2022
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doi:10.1002/lt.26374 |
2021
| Author(s) | Kälble F, Süsal C, Pego da Silva L, Speer C, Benning L, Nusshag C, Pham L, Tran H, Schaier M, Sommerer C, Beimler J, Mehrabi A, Zeier M, Morath C |
| Title | Living donor kidney transplantation in patients with donor-specific HLA antibodies after desensitization with immunoadsorption. |
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Front Med (Lausanne) 8:781491, 2021
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doi:10.3389/fmed.2021.781491 |
| Author(s) | Houben P, Schimmack S, Unterrainer C, Döhler B, Mehrabi A, Süsal C |
| Title | Rare malignant indications for liver transplantation: A Collaborative Transplant Study report. |
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Front Surg 8:678392, 7 pages, 2021
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doi:10.3389/fsurg.2021.678392 |
| Author(s) | Wahrmann M, Döhler B, Arnold M-L, Scherer S, Mayer KA, Haindl S, Haslacher H, Böhmig GA, Süsal C |
| Title | Functional Fc gamma receptor gene polymorphisms and long-term kidney allograft survival. |
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Front Immunol 12:724331, 8 pages, 2021
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doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.724331 |
| Author(s) | Tang C, Unterrainer C, Fink A, Cinca S, Ruhenstroth A, Scherer S, Morath C, Zeier M, Mehrabi A, Süsal C, Tran TH |
| Title | Analysis of de novo donor-specific HLA-DPB1 antibodies in kidney transplantation. |
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HLA 98:423-430, 2021
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doi:10.1111/tan.14422 |
| Author(s) | Speer C, Benning L, Töllner M, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Reichel P, Schaier M, Bartenschlager M, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Suesal C, Morath C, Bartenschlager R |
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Neutralizing antibody response against variants of concern after vaccination of dialysis patients with BNT162b2. |
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Kidney Int 100:700-702, 2021
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doi:10.1016/j.kint.2021.07.002 |
| Author(s) | Speer C, Göth D, Benning L, Buylaert M, Schaier M, Grenz J, Nusshag C, Kälble F, Kreysing M, Reichel P, Töllner M, Hidmark A, Ponath G, Schnitzler P, Zeier M, Suesal C, Morath C, Klein K |
| Title | Early humoral responses of hemodialysis patients after COVID-19 vaccination with BNT162b2. |
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 16:1073-1082, 2021
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doi:10.2215/CJN.03700321 |
| Author(s) | Echterdiek F, Latus J, Döhler B, Schwenger V, Süsal C |
| Title | Influence of cold ischemia time on the outcome of kidney transplants from donors aged 70 years and above - A Collaborative Transplant Study Report. |
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Transplantation 105:2461-2469, 2021
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doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000003629 |
| Author(s) | Ibrahim EH, Aly M, Morath C, Sayed DM, Ekpoom N, Opelz G, Süsal C, Daniel V |
| Title | Relationship of transitional regulatory B and regulatory T cells and immunosuppressive drug doses in stable renal transplant recipients. |
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Immun Inflamm 9:1252–1271, 2021
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doi:10.1002/iid3.473 |
| Author(s) | Ibrahim EH, Aly MG, Opelz G, Morath C, Zeier M, Süsal C, Sayed DM, Hassan E, Ekpoom N, Daniel V |
| Title | Higher CD19+CD25+ Bregs are independently associated with better graft function in renal transplant recipients. |
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BMC Nephrol 22:180, 13 pages, 2021
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doi:10.1186/s12882-021-02374-2 |
| Author(s) | Emmerich F, Zschiedrich S, Reichenbach-Braun C, Süsal C, Minguet S, Pauly MC, Seidl M |
| Title | Low pre-transplant Caveolin-1 serum soncentrations are associated with acute cellular tubulointerstitial rejection in kidney transplantation. |
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Molecules 26:2648, 11 pages, 2021
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doi:10.3390/molecules26092648 |
| Author(s) | Fichtner A, Süsal C, Höcker B, Rieger S, Waldherr R, Westhoff JH, Sander A, Dragun D, Tönshoff B |
| Title | Association of non-HLA antibodies against endothelial targets and donor-specific HLA antibodies with antibody-mediated rejection and graft function in pediatric kidney transplant recipients. |
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Pediatr Nephrol 36:2473-2484, 2021
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doi:10.1007/s00467-021-04969-1 |
| Author(s) | Morath C, Schmitt A, Schmitt M, Kleist C, Opelz G, Süsal C, Müller-Tidow C, Speer C, Zeier M, Terness P, Daniel V, Schaier M |
| Title | Cell therapy for inducing tolerance after kidney transplantation. |
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Nephrologe 16:145–153, 2021
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doi:10.1007/s11560-021-00493-3 |
| Author(s) | Unterrainer C, Döhler B, Niemann M, Lachmann N, Süsal C |
| Title | Can PIRCHE-II matching outmatch traditional HLA matching? |
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Front Immunol 12:631246, 9 pages, 2021
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doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.631246 |
2020
| Author(s) | Gold A, Fichtner A, Choukair D, Schmitt CP, Süsal C, Dragun D, Tönshoff B |
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BRIEF REPORT Kidney re-transplantation in a child across the barrier of persisting angiotensin II type I receptor antibodies. |
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Pediatr Nephrol, 2020
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doi:10.1007/s00467-020-04879-8 |
| Author(s) | Süsal C, Mueller TF, Legendre C, Schemmer P |
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EDITORIAL Transplantation of marginal organs — immunological aspects and therapeutic perspectives. |
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Front Immunol 11:612576, 3 pages, 2020
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doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.612576 |
| Author(s) | Echterdiek F, Latus J, Döhler B, Schwenger V, Süsal C |
| Title | Impact of HLA compatibility in recipients of kidneys from expanded criteria donors: A Collaborative Transplant Study report. |
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Int J Immunogenet 48:201-210, 2020
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doi:10.1111/iji.12512 |
| Author(s) | Gold A, Tönshoff B, Döhler B, Süsal C |
| Title | Association of graft survival with tacrolimus exposure and late intra-patient tacrolimus variability in pediatric and young adult renal transplant recipients – An international CTS registry analysis. |
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Transpl Int 33:1681-1692, 2020
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doi:10.1111/tri.13726 |
| Author(s) | Morath C, Döhler B, Kälble F, Pego da Silva L, Echterdiek F, Schwenger V, Živcic-Cosic S, Katalinic N, Kuypers D, Benöhr P, Haubitz M, Ziemann M, Nitschke M, Emmerich F, Pisarski P, Karakizlis H, Weimer R, Ruhenstroth A, Scherer S, Tran TH, Mehrabi A, Zeier M, Süsal C |
| Title | Pre-transplant HLA antibodies and delayed graft function in the current era of kidney transplantation. |
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Front Immunol 11:1886, 10 pages, 2020
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doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.01886 |
| Author(s) | Lozanovski VJ, Döhler B, Weiss KH, Mehrabi A, Süsal C |
| Title | The differential influence of cold ischemia time on outcome after liver transplantation for different indications – who is at risk? A Collaborative Transplant Study report. |
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Front Immunol 11:892, 11 pages, 2020
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doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.00892 |
| Author(s) | Süsal C, Kumru G, Döhler B, Morath C, Baas M, Lutz J, Unterrainer C, Arns W, Aubert O, Bara C, Beiras-Fernandez A, Böhmig GA, Bösmüller C, Diekmann F, Dutkowski P, Hauser I, Legendre C, Lozanovski VJ, Melk A, Minor T, Mueller TF, Pisarski P, Rostaing L, Schemmer P, Schneeberger S, Schwenger V, Sommerer C, Tönshoff B, Viebahn R, Viklicky O, Weimer R, Weiss KH, Zeier M, Živcic-Cosic S, Heemann U |
| Title | Should kidney allografts from old donors be allocated only to old recipients? |
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Transpl Int 33:849-857, 2020
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doi:10.1111/tri.13628 |
| Author(s) | Houben P, Döhler B, Weiß K, Mieth M, Mehrabi A, Süsal C |
| Title | Differential influence of donor age depending on the indication for liver transplantation – A Collaborative Transplant Study report. |
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Transplantation 104:779-787, 2020
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doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000002970 |
| Author(s) | Noble J, Jouve T, Malvezzi P, Süsal C, Rostaing L |
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REVIEW Transplantation of marginal organs: Immunological aspects and therapeutic perspectives in kidney transplantation. |
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Front Immunol 10:3142, 9 pages, 2020
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doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.03142 |
| Author(s) | Morath C, Süsal C |
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COMMENTARY Three is not enough. |
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Transplant Int 33:612-614, 2020
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doi:10.1111/tri.13597 |
| Author(s) | Kumru Sahin G, Unterrainer C, Süsal C |
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REVIEW Critical evaluation of a possible role of HLA epitope matching in kidney transplantation. |
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Transplant Rev (Orlando) 34:100533, 8 pages, 2020
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doi:10.1016/j.trre.2020.100533 |
| Author(s) | Morath C, Schmitt A, Kleist C, Daniel V, Opelz G, Süsal C, Ibrahim EH, Kälble F, Speer C, Nusshag C, Pego da Silva L, Sommerer C, Wang L, Ni M, Hückelhoven-Krauss A, Czock D, Merle U, Mehrabi A, Sander A, Hackbusch M, Eckert C, Waldherr R, Schnitzler P, Müller-Tidow C, Hoheisel JD, Mustafa SA, Alhamdani MS, Bauer AS, Reiser J, Zeier M, Schmitt M, Schaier M, Terness P |
| Title | Phase-I trial of donor-derived modified immune cell infusion in kidney transplantation. |
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J Clin Invest 130:2364-2376, 2020
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doi:10.1172/JCI133595 |