WEB DNA fragments help detect kidney organ rejection
Dd-cfDNA levels according to kidney allograft
The international team found that DNA shed from dying cells of a transplanted kidney can indicate whether the recipient's body is rejecting the organ.
Donor-derived cell-free DNA dd-cfDNA is now available as a noninvasive biomarker for rejection.
In the past 5 decades of the successful practice of kidney transplantation, a biomarker for rejection has been urgently needed to improve patient outcomes.
Sitting directly on a transplanted kidney, the ultrathin soft implant can detect temperature, an indicator of possible rejection.
Conclusion
These findings could lead to new ways to monitor and treat kidney transplant rejection, which affects about 10% of patients within the first year after surgery.
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