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  • A Comparison of HLA Molecular Mismatch Methods to Determine HLA Immunogenicity. 

    Wiebe, C; Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis; Pochinco, D; Taylor, C; Nickerson, P (Wolters Kluwer Health, 2018-02-13)
    Antibody-mediated rejection is a major cause of premature graft loss in kidney transplantation. Multiple scoring systems are available to assess the HLA mismatch between donors and recipients at the molecular level, however, ...

  • Observations on the ex situ perfusion of livers for transplantation. 

    Watson, Christopher John; Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis; Pley, Caitlin; Randle, Lucy; Fear, Corinna; Crick, Keziah; Gimson, Alexander E et al. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2018-02-08)
    Normothermic ex situ liver perfusion might allow viability assessment of livers before transplantation. Perfusion characteristics were studied in 47 liver perfusions, of which 22 resulted in transplants. Hepatocellular ...

  • The Influence of Ageing and Gender in Musculoskeletal Stem Cell 

    Khan, Wasim Sardar
    Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells’ (MSCs) are the most common type of stem cell used in the regeneration of skeletal tissue. These cells have multipotent, angiogenic, paracrine, anti-fibrotic and immunological properties. ...

  • The use of novel electrospun scaffolds in musculoskeletal tissue engineering: a focus on the rotator cuff. 

    Nagra, Navraj S; Stace, Edward T; Tibrewal, Saket; Khan, Wasim Sardar; Carr, Andrew J (Bentham, 2018-01-28)
    The ageing worldwide population has put degenerative pathologies under the spotlight for scientists and clinicians. This is particularly true of musculoskeletal disease, where rising treatment expenses, ADL disruption and ...

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