Bakkaloglu A, Sandilands GP, Briggs JD, Anderson JR. Inhibiton of Fc-rosette formation by serum of patients with renal allograft rejection.
Lancet 1977;
2:430-2. [PMID:
70645 DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(77)90611-0]
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Abstract
A test which measures the inhibition of Fc-rosette formation by the patient's serum was used in a group of 23 renal allograft recipients. All 13 serum samples obtained during acute rejection and 2 of 3 obtained during chronic rejection showed strong inhibitory activity, suggesting that the test is of value in confirming the presence of rejection. Its value as a predictive test remains to be established. Preliminary experiments suggest that both immune complexes and alloantibodies contribute to the observed inhibition of Fc-rosette formation.
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