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Transplant Glomerulopathy, Late Antibody-Mediated Rejection and the ABCD Tetrad in Kidney Allograft Biopsies for Cause

  1. B. Sis1,2,
  2. P. M. Campbell1,2,
  3. T. Mueller2,
  4. C. Hunter1,
  5. S. M. Cockfield2,
  6. J. Cruz3,
  7. C. Meng3,
  8. D. Wishart3,
  9. K. Solez1,
  10. P. F. Halloran2,*

Article first published online: 9 JUN 2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01836.x

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American Journal of Transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volume 7, Issue 7, pages 1743–1752, July 2007

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Sis, B., Campbell, P. M., Mueller, T., Hunter, C., Cockfield, S. M., Cruz, J., Meng, C., Wishart, D., Solez, K. and Halloran, P. F. (2007), Transplant Glomerulopathy, Late Antibody-Mediated Rejection and the ABCD Tetrad in Kidney Allograft Biopsies for Cause. American Journal of Transplantation, 7: 1743–1752. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01836.x

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  1. 1

    Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

  2. 2

    Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Transplantation Immunology

  3. 3

    Computing Science and Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

* * Corresponding author: Philip F. Halloran, phil.halloran@ualberta.ca

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  1. Issue published online: 9 JUN 2007
  2. Article first published online: 9 JUN 2007
  3. Received 07 December 2006, revised 25 February 2007 and accepted for publication 12 March 2007

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