Test for kidney transplant rejection: Assay for immune biomarker could reduce need for biopsies.

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  • Author(s): Seppa, Nathan
  • Source:
    Science News. 10/5/2013, Vol. 184 Issue 7, p17-17. 1p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      KIDNEY transplant complications; GRAFT rejection; BIOMARKERS
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses a report in the August 22, 2013 issue of "American Journal of Transplantation" by nephrologist Peter Heeger and team on the use of CXCL9 immune protein levels in urine as a biological marker to predict kidney transplant organ rejection, which would reduce need for biopsy.