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Immune profiling: molecular monitoring in renal transplantation.

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Hoffmann, SC; Pearl, JP; Blair, PJ; Kirk, AD
Published in: Front Biosci
September 1, 2003

Molecular techniques have become a mainstay for most biomedical research. In particular, sensitive methods for gene transcript detection and advanced flow cytometry have been crucial in fostering our understanding of the basic mechanisms promoting allosensitization and adaptive immune regulation. These technologies have been validated in vitro, and in pre-clinical settings, and as such their clinical application is now clearly appropriate. It is becoming increasingly clear that these robust techniques hold much promise to better elucidate human transplant biology, and more importantly, guide clinical decision making with mechanistically-based information. This article will discuss our laboratory's use of several novel technologies, including gene polymorphism analysis, real-time polymerase chain reaction transcript quantification, and multi-color flow cytometry in clinical human renal transplantation. Specific technical methodology will be presented outlining keys for effective clinical application. Clinical correlations will be presented as examples of how these techniques may have clinical relevance. Suggestions for the adaptation of these methods for therapeutic intervention will be given. We propose that clinical transplantation should proceed in close step with modern molecular diagnostics.

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Front Biosci

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ISSN

1093-9946

Publication Date

September 1, 2003

Volume

8

Start / End Page

e444 / e462

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Monitoring, Immunologic
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Graft Rejection
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Animals
  • 1116 Medical Physiology
 

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Hoffmann, S. C., Pearl, J. P., Blair, P. J., & Kirk, A. D. (2003). Immune profiling: molecular monitoring in renal transplantation. Front Biosci, 8, e444–e462. https://doi.org/10.2741/1167
Hoffmann, Steven C., Jonathan P. Pearl, Patrick J. Blair, and Allan D. Kirk. “Immune profiling: molecular monitoring in renal transplantation.Front Biosci 8 (September 1, 2003): e444–62. https://doi.org/10.2741/1167.
Hoffmann SC, Pearl JP, Blair PJ, Kirk AD. Immune profiling: molecular monitoring in renal transplantation. Front Biosci. 2003 Sep 1;8:e444–62.
Hoffmann, Steven C., et al. “Immune profiling: molecular monitoring in renal transplantation.Front Biosci, vol. 8, Sept. 2003, pp. e444–62. Pubmed, doi:10.2741/1167.
Hoffmann SC, Pearl JP, Blair PJ, Kirk AD. Immune profiling: molecular monitoring in renal transplantation. Front Biosci. 2003 Sep 1;8:e444–e462.

Published In

Front Biosci

DOI

ISSN

1093-9946

Publication Date

September 1, 2003

Volume

8

Start / End Page

e444 / e462

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Monitoring, Immunologic
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Humans
  • Graft Rejection
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Animals
  • 1116 Medical Physiology