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High Intrapatient Variability of Tacrolimus Levels and Outpatient Clinic Nonattendance Are Associated With Inferior Outcomes in Renal Transplant Patients. Transplant Direct 2017; 3:e192. [PMID: 28795143 PMCID: PMC5540630 DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000000710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Supplemental digital content is available in the text. Background Nonadherence to immunosuppressants is associated with rejection and allograft loss. Intrapatient variability (IPV) of immunosuppression levels is a marker of nonadherence. This study describes the impact of IPV of tacrolimus levels in patients receiving a tacrolimus monotherapy immunosuppression protocol. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the outpatient tacrolimus levels of kidney-only transplant patients taken between 6 and 12 months posttransplant. IPV was determined using the coefficient of variance. Results Six hundred twenty-eight patients with a mean number of 8.98 ± 3.81 tacrolimus levels and a mean follow-up of 4.72 ± 2.19 years were included. Multivariate analysis showed death was associated with increasing age (1.04 [1.01-1.07], P = 0.0055), diabetes at time of transplant (2.79 [1.44-5.41], P = 0.0024), and rejection (2.34 [1.06-5.19], P = 0.036). Variables associated with graft loss included the highest variability group (2.51 [1.01-6.27], P = 0.048), mean tacrolimus level less than 5 ng/mL (4.32 [1.94-9.63], P = 0.0003), a high clinic nonattendance rate (1.10 [1.01-1.20], P = 0.03), and rejection (9.83 [4.62-20.94], P < 0.0001). Independent risk factors for rejection were de novo donor-specific antibody (3.15 [1.84-5.39], P < 0.0001), mean tacrolimus level less than 5 ng/mL (2.57 [1.27-5.19], P = 0.00860, and a high clinic nonattendance rate (1.11 [1.05-1.18], P = 0.0005). Conclusions This study shows that high tacrolimus IPV and clinic nonattendance are associated with inferior allograft survival. Interventions to minimize the causes of high variability, particularly nonadherence are essential to improve long-term allograft outcomes.
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New strategy of tacrolimus administration in animal model based on tacrolimus-loaded microspheres. Transpl Immunol 2016; 36:9-13. [PMID: 27102446 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2016.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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New strategies for tacrolimus administration that conserve its immunosuppressive effect but avoiding fluctuations in tacrolimus circulating levels are needed. The aim was to analyze if subcutaneous biodegradable tacrolimus-loaded microspheres injection promoted a significant immunosuppressive response in rats. Rats received two subcutaneous tacrolimus-loaded microspheres injections at different days, the first injection was done at day 0 and the second injection was done 12 days after. Plasma circulating levels of tacrolimus, interleukin-2 (IL-2) and calcineurin phosphatase (PP2B) activity in mononuclear cells were measured. Tacrolimus plasma levels were significantly increased from the day after tacrolimus-loaded microspheres injection and remained increased during 10days. Compared to control, plasma IL-2 levels and PP2B activity in mononuclear cells were significantly decreased during ten days. At day 12, a new subcutaneous injection of tacrolimus-loaded microspheres was performed and two days after injection, tacrolimus plasma levels were again increased and both IL-2 plasma levels and PP2B activity decreased. A single subcutaneous tacrolimus-loaded microspheres injection was enough to reduce tacrolimus-related immunosuppressive parameters. These results open the possibility of new therapeutic strategies to administrate calcineurin inhibitors reducing the variability of their circulating levels related to gastrointestinal drug absorption/metabolism modifications.
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Sapir-Pichhadze R, Tinckam K, Quach K, Logan AG, Laupacis A, John R, Beyene J, Kim SJ. HLA-DR and -DQ eplet mismatches and transplant glomerulopathy: a nested case-control study. Am J Transplant 2015; 15:137-48. [PMID: 25521856 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We conducted a nested case-control study from a cohort of adult kidney transplant recipients to assess the risk of transplant glomerulopathy (TG) as a function of donor and recipient HLA-DR and -DQ incompatibility at the eplet level. Cases (n = 52) were defined as patients diagnosed with transplant glomerulopathy based on biopsies showing glomerular basement membrane duplication without immune complex deposition. Controls (n = 104) with a similar follow-up from transplantation were randomly selected from the remaining cohort. HLAMatchmaker was used to ascertain the number of DRB1/3/4/5, DQA1 and DQB1 related eplet mismatches (eplet load). Multivariable conditional logistic regression models demonstrated an increase in the odds of TG (odds ratios [OR] of 2.84 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03, 7.84] and 4.62 [95% CI: 1.51, 14.14]) in the presence of 27-43 and >43 HLA-DR + DQ related eplet mismatches versus <27 eplet mismatches, respectively. When the eplet load was modeled as a continuous variable, the OR for TG was 1.25 (95% CI: 1.04, 1.50) for every 10 additional HLA-DR + DQ eplet mismatches. Our study suggests that minimization of HLA-DR + DQ eplet mismatches may decrease the incidence of transplant glomerulopathy diagnosed by indication biopsies. The role of eplet immunogenicity/antigenicity as determinants of allograft outcomes requires further study.
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- R Sapir-Pichhadze
- Division of Nephrology and The Kidney Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sapir-Pichhadze R, Wang Y, Famure O, Li Y, Kim SJ. Time-dependent variability in tacrolimus trough blood levels is a risk factor for late kidney transplant failure. Kidney Int 2013; 85:1404-11. [PMID: 24336032 DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Wide variations in tacrolimus levels have been identified as a risk factor for inferior kidney allograft survival but past studies have not properly accounted for the dynamic nature of drug exposure over time. Here we evaluated whether time-varying exposure to tacrolimus increases the risk of long-term adverse outcomes in a retrospective cohort study in adult kidney transplant recipients on tacrolimus-based immunosuppression. Time-dependent Cox proportional hazards models were used to examine the association between the standard deviation of tacrolimus levels (TacSD) starting at 1-year post-transplant and the composite end point of late allograft rejection, transplant glomerulopathy, or total graft loss (including death). Among 356 patients, there was a significant 27% increase in the adjusted hazard of the composite end point for every 1-unit increase in TacSD (hazard ratio 1.27 (95% confidence interval 1.03, 1.56)). There was also a graded increase in the relative hazard for the composite end point by TacSD threshold (hazard ratios 1.33, 1.50, 1.84, and 2.56 for TacSD 1.5, 2, 2.5, and 3, respectively). The results were similar for total graft loss and the composite end point excluding death. Thus, increased time-dependent TacSD may be an independent risk factor for adverse kidney transplant outcomes. TacSD may serve as a monitoring tool to identify high-risk patients. Whether interventions to decrease TacSD will improve outcomes requires further study.
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- Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze
- 1] Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [2] Division of Nephrology and the Kidney Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and the Kidney Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and the Kidney Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology and the Kidney Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 1] Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [2] Division of Nephrology and the Kidney Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [3] Division of Nephrology and the Renal Transplant Program, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [4] Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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FK506 confers chemosensitivity to anticancer drugs in glioblastoma multiforme cells by decreasing the expression of the multiple resistance-associated protein-1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 411:62-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.06.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 06/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Villalba JM, Barbero AJ, Diaz-Sierra R, Arribas E, Garcia-Meseguer MJ, Garcia-Sevilla F, Garcia-Moreno M, De Labra JAV, Varon R. Computerized evaluation of mean residence times in multicompartmental linear system and pharmacokinetics. J Comput Chem 2011; 32:915-31. [PMID: 20960438 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.21677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Revised: 08/17/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Deriving mean residence times (MRTs) is an important task both in pharmacokinetics and in multicompartmental linear systems. Taking as starting point the analysis of MRTs in open or closed (Garcia-Meseguer et al., Bull Math Biol 2003, 65, 279) multicompartmental linear systems, we implement a versatile software, using the Visual Basic 6.0 language for MS-Windows, that is easy to use and with a user-friendly format for the input of data and the output of results. For any multicompartmental linear system of up to 512 compartments, whether closed or open, with traps or without traps and with zero input in one or more of the compartments, this software allows the user to obtain the symbolic expressions, in the most simplified form, and/or the numerical values of the MRTs in any of its compartments, in the entire system or in a part of the system. As far as we known from the literature, such a software has not been implemented before. The advantage of the present software is that it reduces on the work time needed and minimizes the human errors that are frequent in compartmental systems even those that are relatively staightforward. The software bioCelTer, along with instructions, can be downloaded from http://oretano.iele-ab.uclm.es/~fgarcia/bioCelTer/.
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- J M Villalba
- Departamento de Ciencias Médicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha, Albacete, Spain
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Novel polymorphisms associated with tacrolimus trough concentrations: results from a multicenter kidney transplant consortium. Transplantation 2011; 91:300-8. [PMID: 21206424 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e318200e991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The CYP4503A5*1 genotype is associated with lower tacrolimus concentrations. Although its effect is important, it incompletely explains the variability in tacrolimus concentrations and has a relatively low minor allele frequency in whites relative to African Americans (AA). METHODS We studied clinical and recipient genetic correlates of dose-normalized tacrolimus troughs (n=12,277) in the first 6 months posttransplant using a customized single-nucleotide polymorphism chip with 2722 variants in a large, ethnically diverse (144 AA and 551 non-AA) adult kidney transplant population through a seven-center consortium. RESULTS During the 6-month study, AAs had consistently lower median (interquartile range) troughs than non-AAs, 6.2 (4.4-8.4) ng/mL vs. 8.3 (6.4-10.4) ng/mL (P<0.0001), despite 60% higher daily doses, 8 (5-10) mg vs. 5 (4-7) mg (P<0.0001). The median tacrolimus trough concentration in week 1 posttransplant was particularly low in AAs (2.1 [1.2-3.5] ng/mL) compared with non-AAs (5.0 [3.1-8.2] ng/mL) (P<0.0001), despite similar initial doses. In single-variant analysis, CYP3A5*3 (rs776746) was the top variant (P=2.4×10) associated with troughs. After adjustment for CYP3A5*3, clinical factors and race, 35 additional variants were identified (P<0.01, not significant at false discovery rate 20%). In the final multivariant, regression models beginning with these variants and clinical factors, seven variants were identified in the non-AA and seven variants in the AA group towards the first trough concentrations. Rs776746 (CYP3A5), rs2239393 (COMT) and diabetes were the only factors common in both populations. CONCLUSION We identified variants beyond CYP3A5*3, which may further explain pharmacokinetic variability of tacrolimus and demonstrated that important variants differ by race.
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Berezhkovskiy LM. A valid equation for the well-stirred perfusion limited physiologically based pharmacokinetic model that consistently accounts for the blood-tissue drug distribution in the organ and the corresponding valid equation for the steady state volume of distribution. J Pharm Sci 2010; 99:475-85. [PMID: 19492340 DOI: 10.1002/jps.21798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A consistent account of the assumptions of the well-stirred perfusion limited model leads to the equation for the organ tissue that does not coincide with that often presented in books and papers. The difference in pharmacokinetic profiles calculated by the valid and the commonly used equations could be quite significant, particularly due to contribution of the organs with relatively large perfusion volume, and especially for drugs with small tissue-plasma partition coefficient and high blood-plasma concentration ratio. Application of the valid equation may result in much faster initial drop of drug plasma concentration time curve and significantly longer terminal half-life, especially for low extraction ratio drugs. An equation for the steady state volume of distribution consistent with the well-stirred model described by the valid equation is provided.
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Quezada CA, Garrido WX, González-Oyarzún MA, Rauch MC, Salas MR, Martín RES, Claude AA, Yañez AJ, Slebe JC, Cárcamo JG. Effect of Tacrolimus on Activity and Expression of P-Glycoprotein and ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A5 (ABCA5) Proteins in Hematoencephalic Barrier Cells. Biol Pharm Bull 2008; 31:1911-6. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.31.1911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Claudia Andrea Quezada
- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Farmacología Tumoral, Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Farmacología Tumoral, Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Farmacología Tumoral, Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Farmacología Tumoral, Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Farmacología Tumoral, Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Farmacología Tumoral, Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Farmacología Tumoral, Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Farmacología Tumoral, Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
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- Laboratorio de Bioquímica y Farmacología Tumoral, Instituto de Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile
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Renders L, Frisman M, Ufer M, Mosyagin I, Haenisch S, Ott U, Caliebe A, Dechant M, Braun F, Kunzendorf U, Cascorbi I. CYP3A5 genotype markedly influences the pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus and sirolimus in kidney transplant recipients. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2006; 81:228-34. [PMID: 17192769 DOI: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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It is currently not clear whether the concentration-time curves of the immunosuppressants differ with respect to the CYP3A5, MDR1, or MRP2 genotype in dose-adapted stable kidney transplant patients. Dose/trough concentration ratios were obtained in 134 tacrolimus and 20 sirolimus-treated patients, and plasma concentration-time profiles were obtained from 16 (tacrolimus) and 10 (sirolimus) patients. Genotyping was carried out for CYP3A5 6986A>G; ABCB1 2677G>T/A, 3435C>T and ABCC2 -24C>T; 1249G>A; 3972C>T. Dose/trough concentration ratios were 0.67+/-0.3 and 1.36+/-0.73 x 10(3) l (P<0.00001) for tacrolimus and 0.42+/-0.17 and 0.84+/-0.46 x 10(3) l (P=0.18) for sirolimus in CYP3A5 non-expressors and expressors. The unadjusted tacrolimus area under curve (AUC)(0-12) was 106.8+/-17.5 ng/ml x h compared with 133.3+/-42.2 ng/ml x h (P=0.37) without affecting serum creatinine. Mean unadjusted AUC(0-24) of sirolimus did not differ significantly either. Therefore, CYP3A5 expressor status and not transporter variants is a main determinant of oral clearance, particularly for tacrolimus. Dose adaptation according to trough levels, however, appears to be sufficient to maintain similar concentration-time profiles.
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- L Renders
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Rodrigo E, Piñera C, de Cos MA, Sánchez B, Ruiz JC, Fernández-Fresnedo G, Palomar R, González-Cotorruelo J, Gómez-Alamillo C, de Castro SS, de Francisco ALM, Arias M. Evolution of tacrolimus blood levels and concentration-dose ratios in patients who develop new onset diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation. Transpl Int 2005; 18:1152-7. [PMID: 16162102 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2005.00191.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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New onset diabetes mellitus (NODM) affects kidney transplantation outcome. Several risk factors, including immunosuppressive drug levels, are related with NODM development. This analysis evaluates the incidence and risk factors of NODM in kidney transplant patients receiving tacrolimus, taking into account 6-month blood levels and concentration-dose ratios (CDRs). Seventy-six patients under tacrolimus therapy who received a cadaveric renal transplant in our centre and with graft survival higher than 1 year were included in the study. NODM was defined as two fasting plasma glucose values > or =126 mg/dl or symptoms of diabetes plus casual plasma glucose concentrations > or =200 mg/dl throughout the first year. We examined previously reported variables related with NODM development. The incidence of NODM at 12 months was 27.6%. Risk factors for NODM included older age, higher first tacrolimus level, higher body mass index and lower first year weight gain. In multivariate analysis, the first year occurrence of NODM was significantly determined by the first tacrolimus blood level >20 ng/ml and age older than 50 years. CDR remains significantly higher in NODM throughout the 6 months. Older age and a high first tacrolimus blood level are associated with the development of NODM during the first year after kidney transplantation. NODM patients show higher CDR during the first 6 months.
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- Emilio Rodrigo
- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, University of Cantabria, Avda. Valdecilla s/n, 39008 Santander, Spain.
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