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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-4
pubmed:abstractText
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication following liver transplantation. Recently, it was shown that use of a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-homozygous donor leading to one-way HLA matching significantly increases the risk of GVHD after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). However, the precise impact of HLA matching between donor and recipient on the risk of GVHD is not yet clear. We surveyed instances of fatal GVHD following LDLT in Japan and reviewed all 8 cases in detail, especially with respect to HLA matching. Serological typing showed that 7 of those cases had donor-dominant one-way HLA matching in the 3 loci of HLA-A, -B, and -DR, while one had donor-dominant one-way HLA matching in the 2 loci of HLA-A and -DR and identical alleles in the B locus. However, DNA typing revealed that the latter case had 1-way HLA matching in the 3 loci. Further, we analyzed HLA typing of 906 donor-recipient pairs who underwent LDLT. There were 5 cases with donor-dominant one-way matching in 2 loci and 2 with donor-dominant one-way matching in 1 locus. All of those cases except 1, who died from an unrelated cause, are alive without an obvious presentation of GVHD. In conclusion, our results suggest that the total number of loci with donor-dominant one-way HLA matching is important for determining the risk of fatal GVHD following LDLT, and that DNA typing of HLA alleles is indispensable in some cases to identify the true risk of donor-dominant 1-way HLA matching.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1527-6465
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2005 AASLD
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
140-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Biopsy, Needle, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Cause of Death, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Child, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Graft vs Host Disease, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-HLA Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Histocompatibility Testing, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Japan, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Liver Failure, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Liver Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Living Donors, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:16382466-Survival Rate
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Fatal graft-versus-host disease after living donor liver transplantation: differential impact of donor-dominant one-way HLA matching.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Transplantation Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. kamei@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study