Immunophenotyping and Efficacy of Low Dose ATG in Non-Sensitized Kidney Recipients Undergoing Early Steroid Withdrawal: A Randomized Pilot Study

Monica Grafals; Brian Smith; Naoka Murakami; Agnes Trabucco; Katherine Hamill; Erick Marangos; Hannah Gilligan; Elizabeth A. Pomfret; James J. Pomposelli; Mary A. Simpson; Jamil Azzi; Nader Najafian; Leonardo V. Riella

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0104408

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Immunophenotyping and Efficacy of Low Dose ATG in Non-Sensitized Kidney Recipients Undergoing Early Steroid Withdrawal: A Randomized Pilot Study

Monica Grafals,

Affiliations Department of Transplant Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States of America
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Brian Smith,

Affiliation Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Naoka Murakami,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Agnes Trabucco,

Affiliation Department of Transplant Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Katherine Hamill,

Affiliation Department of Transplant Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Erick Marangos,

Affiliation Department of Transplant Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hannah Gilligan,

Affiliation Department of Transplant Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elizabeth A. Pomfret,

Affiliation Department of Transplant Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States of America
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James J. Pomposelli,

Affiliation Department of Transplant Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Mary A. Simpson,

Affiliation Department of Transplant Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Jamil Azzi,

Affiliation Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Nader Najafian,

Affiliations Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Department of Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida, United States of America
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Leonardo V. Riella

* E-mail: leonardoriella@gmail.com

Affiliation Transplantation Research Center, Renal Division, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Immunophenotyping and Efficacy of Low Dose ATG in Non-Sensitized Kidney Recipients Undergoing Early Steroid Withdrawal: A Randomized Pilot Study

Monica Grafals,
Brian Smith,
Naoka Murakami,
Agnes Trabucco,
Katherine Hamill,
Erick Marangos,
Hannah Gilligan,
Elizabeth A. Pomfret,
James J. Pomposelli,
Mary A. Simpson

Published: August 11, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104408

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