Assessment of Inter-Laboratory Variability for Flow Cytometric Crossmatch Testing: Lessons Learned from Proficiency Surveys

Authors: Philogene, Mary Carmelle ^{a, ⁎}, Timofeeva, Olga A. ^b, Gimferrer, Idoia ^c, Hod-Dvorai, Reut ^d

Source: In Human Immunology January 2025 86(1)

Cumulative donor-specific antibody threshold predicts platelet transfusion response in HLA-alloimmunized patients

Authors: Boothby, Aaron B., Tanner, Matthew K., Alswied, Abdullah, Youngs, Danny, Bribiesca Rodriguez, Josefine, Bikkani, Thejaswi, Cha, Nuri, Gernsheimer, Terry, Gimferrer, Idoia, Hess, John R., Sokol-Hessner, Lauge, Marivada, Snigdha, Nash, Michael G., Flegel, Willy A., Vassallo, Ralph R., Stroncek, David F., Tsang, Hamilton C., Panch, Sandhya R.

Source: In Blood Advances 10 September 2024 8(17):4689-4699

Highly sensitized patients listed for heart after liver transplantation with or without domino

Authors: Lin, Shin, Dimarakis, Ioannis, Minami, Elina, Bakthavatsalam, Ramasamy, Bhattacharya, Renuka, Stempien-Otero, April, Lin, Yiing, Karatasakis, Aris, Khorsandi, Maziar, Chou-Wu, Elaine, Gimferrer, Idoia, Golub, Mariya Y., Fishbein, Daniel, Cheng, Richard K., Hirose, Ryutaro, Sturdevant, Mark, Pal, Jay D.

Source: In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Anti-GSTT1 antibodies and Null genotype correlate with histological changes of antibody mediated rejection in kidney transplantation

Authors: Obrișcă, Bogdan, Leca, Nicolae, Chou-Wu, Elaine, Sibulesky, Lena, Bakthavatsalam, Ramasamy, Kling, Catherine E., Alawieh, Rasha, Smith, Kelly D., Ismail, Gener, Gimferrer, Idoia

Source: In Transplant Immunology December 2023 81

De Novo donor-specific anti-HLA antibody risk stratification in kidney transplantation using a combination of B cell and T cell molecular mismatch assessment.

Authors: Chou-Wu, Elaine, Niemann, Matthias, Youngs, Danny, Gimferrer, Idoia

Source: Frontiers in Immunology; 2025, p1-14, 14p

Subject Terms: T cells, MAJOR histocompatibility complex, B cells, KIDNEY transplantation, TREATMENT effectiveness

Association of MICA and AT1R antibodies with antibody-mediated rejection and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in a pediatric heart transplant recipient

Authors: Chou-Wu, Elaine, Kemna, Mariska, Ross, Silvano, Youngs, Danny, Law, Yuk, Gimferrer, Idoia

Source: Transplant immunology. 78

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Tocilizumab for treatment of chronic active antibody‐mediated rejection in kidney transplant recipients

Authors: Boonpheng, Boonphiphop, De Castro, Iris Camille C., Ng, Yue‐Harn, Blosser, Christopher, Bakthavatsalam, Ramasamy, Gimferrer, Idoia, Smith, Kelly, Leca, Nicolae

Source: Clinical transplantation. 37(5)

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New DQA1 allele specific antibody against epitope 2D (an exon 1 encoded amino acid). Considerations for alleles under the same P-group designation

Authors: Youngs, Danny, Warner, Paul, Gallagher, Mary, Gimferrer, Idoia

Source: In Transplant Immunology December 2018 51:32-39

Donor-specific Antibody Surveillance and Graft Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

Authors: Engen, Rachel M., Park, Giulia E., Schumacher, Cooper S., Gimferrer, Idoia, Warner, Paul, Finn, Laura S., Weiss, Noel S., Smith, Jodi M.

Source: Transplantation. 102(12):2072-2079

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Implication of antibodies against human leukocyte antigen in simultaneous presentation of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia and neutropenia

Authors: Gimferrer, Idoia, Teramura, Gayle, Gallagher, Mary, Warner, Paul, Ji, Hongxiu, Chabra, Shilpi

Source: Transfusion and apheresis science. 57(6):773-776

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Heart after liver transplantation with domino for a highly sensitized patient

Authors: Lin, Shin, Minami, Elina, O'Brien, Kevin D., Leca, Nicolae, Bhattacharya, Renuka, Biggins, Scott W., Lin, Yiing, Chou-Wu, Elaine, Gimferrer, Idoia, Vanhoy, Steven, Wang, Emily P., Ramasamy Bakthavatsalam, Sturdevant, Mark, Dimarakis, Ioannis, Fishbein, Daniel, Pal, Jay D.

Source: In Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation November 2023 42(11):1632-1634

Anti-HLA antibodies in recipients of CD19 versus BCMA-targeted CAR T-cell therapy

Authors: Hill, Joshua A., Kiem, Erika S., Bhatti, Atif, Liu, Winnie, Keane-Candib, Jacob, Fitzpatrick, Kristin S., Boonyaratanakornkit, Jim, Gardner, Rebecca A., Green, Damian J., Maloney, David G., Turtle, Cameron J., Smith, Jodi M., Gimferrer, Idoia, Blosser, Christopher D., Jackson, Shaun W.

Source: In American Journal of Transplantation March 2023 23(3):416-422

Utilizing proficiency testing survey data to create advanced educational content: the virtual crossmatch challenge model.

Authors: Hod-Dvorai, Reut, Philogene, Mary Carmelle, Timofeeva, Olga, Gimferrer, Idoia, Dunckley, Heather, Greenshields, Anna, Jindra, Peter

Source: Frontiers in Genetics; 2023, p01-13, 13p

Subject Terms: HLA histocompatibility antigens, DEAD, IMMUNOGLOBULINS, B cells, IMMUNOGENETICS, TREATMENT effectiveness

CD6 Binds to Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns and Protects from LPS-Induced Septic Shock

Authors: Sarrias, Maria-Rosa, Farnós, Montserrat, Mota, Rubén, Sánchez-Barbero, Fernando, Ibáñez, Anna, Gimferrer, Idoia, Vera, Jorge, Fenutría, Rafael, Casals, Cristina, Yélamos, José, Lozano, Francisco

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2007 Jul 01. 104(28), 11724-11729.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25436186

232.7: Elevated Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Associates With Subsequent Decline of Allograft Function

Authors: Obrisca, Bogdan, Butiu, Maria, Sibulesky, Lena, Bakthavatsalam, Ramasamy, Smith, Kelly D., Gimferrer, Idoia, Ismail, Gener, Leca, Nicolae

Source: Transplantation. 106(9):S82-S82

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210.13: Humoral Response to SARS-COV-2 Vaccination in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Authors: Butiu, Maria, Obrisca, Bogdan, Sibulesky, Lena, Bakthavatsalam, Ramasamy, Smith, Kelly D., Gimferrer, Idoia, Ismail, Gener, Leca, Nicolae

Source: Transplantation. 106(9):S8-S8

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Impact of Non-Immune Factors on Platelet Transfusion Responses in an Allo-Immunized Cohort

Authors: Bribiesca Rodriguez, Josefine, Boothby, Aaron, Tanner, Matthew, Rajali, Hossein, Sokol-Hessner, Lauge, Hasan, Rida, Youngs, Danny, Gimferrer, Idoia, Panch, Sandhya R, Tsang, Hamilton

Source: In Blood 2 November 2023 142 Supplement 1:4040-4040

Donor-Specific Antibody Mean Fluorescence Intensity Threshold Predicts Platelet Transfusion Response in HLA-Alloimmunized Patients

Authors: Tanner, Matthew, Boothby, Aaron, Youngs, Danny, Gimferrer, Idoia, Bribiesca Rodriguez, Josefine, Tan, Jenna, Hasan, Rida, Sokol-Hessner, Lauge, Tsang, Hamilton, Panch, Sandhya R

Source: In Blood 2 November 2023 142 Supplement 1:701-701

Combining donor-derived cell-free DNA and donor specific antibody testing as non-invasive biomarkers for rejection in kidney transplantation.

Authors: Obrișcă, Bogdan, Butiu, Maria, Sibulesky, Lena, Bakthavatsalam, Ramasamy, Smith, Kelly D., Gimferrer, Idoia, Warner, Paul, Ismail, Gener, Leca, Nicolae

Source: Scientific Reports; 9/5/2022, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p1-13, 13p

Subject Terms: CELL-free DNA, ANTIBODY titer, KIDNEY transplantation, HOMOGRAFTS, BIOMARKERS, BELATACEPT, CIRCULATING tumor DNA, IMMUNOGLOBULINS

Serial HLA-Antibody Testing Identifies Waning Calculated Panel Reactive Antibodies (cPRA) in Platelet Transfusion Refractory Patients with Hematologic Malignancies

Authors: Parmar, Kanak, Tsang, Hamilton C ^*, Youngs, Danny ^*, Gill, Zach ^*, Hasan, Rida A., Pagano, Monica B., Hess, John R., Gernsheimer, Terry B., Gimferrer, Idoia ^*, Panch, Sandhya ^*

Source: In Blood 15 November 2022 140 Supplement 1:8566-8567