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Transmission of Angiosarcomas From a Common Multiorgan Donor to Four Transplant Recipients

  1. J. Thoning1,2,†,
  2. Y. Liu2,3,†,
  3. C. Bistrup1,
  4. A. Thomassen4,
  5. C. Borst1,2,
  6. N. Marcussen5,
  7. M. Tepel1,2,*

Article first published online: 24 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04301.x

Issue

American Journal of Transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volume 13, Issue 1, pages 167–173, January 2013

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Thoning, J., Liu, Y., Bistrup, C., Thomassen, A., Borst, C., Marcussen, N. and Tepel, M. (2013), Transmission of Angiosarcomas From a Common Multiorgan Donor to Four Transplant Recipients. American Journal of Transplantation, 13: 167–173. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04301.x

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Nephrology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

  2. 2

    Institute of Molecular Medicine, Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

  3. 3

    Department of Urology, Tenth People's Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai, PR China

  4. 4

    Department of Nuclear Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

  5. 5

    Department of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

  1. †

    JT and YL contributed equally.

*Corresponding author: Martin Tepel, mtepel@health.sdu.dk

  1. †

    JT and YL contributed equally.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 DEC 2012
  2. Article first published online: 24 OCT 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 30 AUG 2012
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 30 AUG 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 26 JUN 2012

Funded by

  • European Union. Grant Number: 62-1.2-10
  • Danish Council for Independent Research. Grant Number: 10-084667

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