Elevated serum levels of B-cell activating factor in pediatric renal transplant patients.

  • Anja Lehnhardt
  • Franziska Dunst
  • Michel Van Husen
  • Sebastian Loos
  • Jun Oh
  • Thomas Eiermann
  • Martina Koch
  • Markus J. Kemper

Abstract

B-cells are increasingly recognized as important players in alloimmunity. B cell-activating factor (BAFF) and its receptor BAFF-R are essential for B-cell differentiation and survival. Data on BAFF levels in pediatric renal transplant (RT) patients are scarce.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer8
ISSN0931-041X
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2012
pubmed 22453734