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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 15h

🎙️ New AJT Highlights episode now available! 🎧 Listen here: ajthighlights.podbean.com #Transplantation #OrganTransplantation #Transplant

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📢 Open Access 📢 Online & in press! "Proteinuria after pig kidney xenotransplantation: A potential unifying hypothesis linking mechanical, innate, and adaptive injury pathways," by Tripathi et al buff.ly/8MkgkUK #Xenotransplantation #KidneyTransplantation #Proteinuria #TransplantResearch

Figure 1 Schematic overview of the complement cascade and its major effector pathways.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Online & in press! "Open Recovery Of The Vascularized Composite Bladder Allograft For Bladder Transplantation," by Nassiri et al buff.ly/d6qDvaZ #BladderTransplantation #Transplantation #VCA #OrganTransplantation #DBD

Figure 2 Schematic of the cannulation technique used during VCBA recovery.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📢 Available now—Open Access! "Liver transplantation for refractory portal hypertension syndrome due to intrahepatic arterioportal shunts after treatment of primary hepatic choriocarcinoma: A case report," by Medio et al buff.ly/jYEGbF1 #LiverTransplantation #Hepatology #PortalHypertension

Figure 1 (A) T1 postcontrast magnetic resonance imaging with fat saturation shows multifocal, partially vascularized, predominantly hypointensive lesions of the liver. (B) No extrahepatic disease was identified on positron emission tomography–computed tomography.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AJT XenoPulse highlights key clinical findings and topics in xenotransplantation through curated editorials from invited experts. Explore: buff.ly/gKtH20W #Xenotransplantation #Transplantation

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📢 Available now—Open Access! "Drug overdose mortality decline and deceased donor transplantation in the United States," by Sethi et al buff.ly/VGrOt3v #OrganDonation #DeceasedDonation #Transplantation #DrugOverdose

Figure 1 Trends in deceased donor kidney transplant rates stratified by donor mechanism of death: drug overdose (top), non–drug overdose (middle), and overall (bottom).

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Read "De novo belatacept-based immunosuppression is not associated with increased risk of invasive fungal infection in kidney transplant recipients," by Eichenberger et al in our Sept. issue! buff.ly/6mY4mAg #KidneyTransplant #Belatacept #Immunosuppression #FungalInfections

Figure 1 Timing of invasive fungal infections after kidney transplant.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

New from AJT: Boutin et al. report phase 2 findings on nitazoxanide for norovirus in hematopoietic stem cell and solid organ transplant recipients. Read now: buff.ly/2NtEQkq #Norovirus #Transplantation #Nitazoxanide

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In our Sept. issue: "Impact on survival of T cell–depleting or interleukin-2 receptor antagonist induction therapy in simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation: A national registry analysis," by Tadokoro et al buff.ly/WJ6BTvx #HeartKidneyTransplant #InductionTherapy #Immunosuppression

Figure 2 Annual trends in induction regimen use among simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation recipients, April 2015 to March 2025.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Have a visually compelling transplant case? AJT inSight is a new feature that showcases rich visual and multimedia content. Submissions now open! For author guidelines, visit: buff.ly/JyrEDLS #AJTinSight #Transplantation #VisualLearning #MedicalImaging #Multimedia

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📢 Available now—Open Access! "Non-anastomotic biliary strictures after cDCD liver transplantation with normothermic regional perfusion An IDEAL-Stage 4 study with a prospective radiological follow-up," by Mulet et al buff.ly/ITo4wLc #LiverTransplant #DCD #NormothermicRegionalPerfusion

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New this month, "A Sliding Scale AdaptiVe Expedited rescue algorithm for deceased donor kidney transplantation," by Mehrotra et al. buff.ly/lxReQ0A #KidneyTransplant #DeceasedDonation #OrganAllocation #Transplantation

Figure 1 (A) The percent increase of kidney acceptance decision burden at different transplant programs for the playback run using X = 0.85 and Y = 4. (B) The percent increase in the kidney acceptance decision burden for the playback run using X = 0.85 and Y = 4.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Calling the international transplant community: comments are now being accepted for the 2026 Banff Meeting Agendas. Add your perspective through the AJT Banff Blog: buff.ly/Bz89wXz #Transplantation #BanffMeeting #BanffClassification

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Featured in our Sept. issue, check out: "Impact of donor and recipient sex on graft function among deceased donor kidney recipients: A paired-kidney analysis," by Jacot et al buff.ly/af3P5hn #KidneyTransplant #KidneyTransplantation #TransplantResearch #GraftFunction #DeceasedDonation

Figure 1 Study flow diagram showing inclusion and exclusion criteria.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This month in AJT: "A remote intervention to improve medication nonadherence guided by a marker of risk derived from the electronic health records of adolescent transplant recipients," by Shemesh et al. buff.ly/YlxBZSF #Transplantation #MedicationAdherence #PediatricTransplantation

Figure 1 Primary and secondary outcomes.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

From out Sept. issue: "Metabolomic atlas of ischemia-reperfusion injury in human lung transplants: Mitochondrial stress and primary graft dysfunction," by Liang et al doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #LungTransplantation #PrimaryGraftDysfunction #IschemiaReperfusionInjury #Metabolomics #TransplantResearch

Figure 1 Reperfusion-induced changes in phospholipids, lysophospholipids, long-chain and polyunsaturated fatty acids in human lung grafts.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Pre- and post-kidney transplant gnathostomiasis: Clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcomes," by Watcharananan et al www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #Gnathostomiasis #KidneyTransplantation #TransplantInfectiousDisease #TransplantResearch

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Tensor-based integration of time-series measurements reveals relationships between underlying disease, early injury, and T cell polarization in liver transplantation," by Chin et al www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #LiverTransplantation #TransplantImmunology

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Check out, "Circulating T cell-specific extracellular vesicles as biomarkers of acute cellular rejection after lung transplantation," by Korutla et al in our Sept. issue! doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #LungTransplantation #TransplantRejection #Biomarkers #ExtracellularVesicles #TCells

Figure 1 Orthotopic left lung transplant model of ACR.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "On the relative relevance of donor-derived cell-free DNA and urinary chemokines as noninvasive biomarkers for the diagnosis of kidney allograft rejection," by Torres et al doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #KidneyTransplantation #KidneyAllograft #TransplantRejection #Biomarkers #ddcfDNA

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Achieving zero waitlist mortality for children on the pediatric liver transplant waitlist," by King et al. www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #PediatricLiverTransplant #LiverTransplantation #PediatricTransplantation #TransplantResearch

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 Fedrigo et al. report on microvascular inflammatory burden in heart transplantation and the impact of molecular and noninvasive diagnostic tools. www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #HeartTransplantation #TransplantPathology #BanffConference #AllograftPathology

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Stay up to date on xenotransplantation with the AJT XenoBulletin—your source for the latest updates and activity in this rapidly evolving field. 🔗 www.amjtransplant.org/news-do #Xenotransplantation #Transplantation

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Introducing our new feature, AJT Catalyst! www.amjtransplant.org/catalyst This month, read "The Art and TCRAFT of T cell recognition" by AF Sharland and NM Rogers authors.elsevier.com/a/1nWHu5hx-W... #TCells #TCellRecognition #Immunology #TCellBiology #TransplantImmunology

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Check out September's Public Health Dispatch: From the CDC and WHO, "Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda," by Marcus R. Pereira authors.elsevier.com/a/1nRy85hx-W... #Ebola #BundibugyoVirus #InfectiousDiseases #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎙️ New AJT Highlights episode now available! 🎧 Listen here: ajthighlights.podbean.com #Transplantation #OrganTransplantation #Transplant

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Introducing our new feature, XenoPulse! Check out the first article, featured in our 25th anniversary issue, "Xenotransplantation in living human recipients: Where we stand in 2026," by JM Ladowski & RPH Meier www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #Xenotransplantation #OrganTransplant

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Check out, "Transplant professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to transgender and gender diverse patient care: A national survey," by Paul et al in our August issue! www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #Transplantation #TransgenderHealth #GenderDiverse #HealthEquity

Figure 1 Self-reported knowledge of transgender and gender diverse (TGGD) health (%).

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

CMV risk varies by transplanted organ. Heldman et al. examine high-risk D+/R− recipients, highlighting differences in CMV infection patterns and the need for prolonged surveillance. #CMV #Transplantation #TransplantInfectiousDisease #OrganTransplant #HeartTransplant

Figure 1 Cumulative incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections after transplant.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📢 Available now—Open Access! "The increasing contribution of organ donation after euthanasia to the lung transplantation donor pool in the Netherlands," by Wijbenga et al doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #LungTransplantation #OrganDonation #DonationAfterCirculatoryDeath #DCD #Transplantation

Fig 1. Flowchart of ODE procedures and the number of donor lungs that were offered, accepted, and transplanted, with (sometimes overlapping) reasons for not qualifying for the next stage. CT, computed tomography; ODE, organ donation after euthanasia; pcky, pack-years.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Online & in press! "BCMA-Targeted Therapy Enables Combined Haploidentical Stem Cell and Kidney Transplantation in a Highly Sensitized Patient," by Safa et al authors.elsevier.com/a/1nbZH5hx-W... #KidneyTransplantation #Transplantation #Desensitization #HLA #StemCellTransplant #BCMA #Immunotherapy

Figure 1 (A) Timeline from the diagnosis of multiple myeloma, the combined kidney and stem cell transplant, and 12 months posttransplant. (B) Immunosuppression for conditioning and posttransplant GVHD prophylaxis. (C-D). Evolution of donor-specific (C) and overall anti-HLA antibodies (D) relative to elranatamab initiation (vertical red dashed line) and the PBSC–kidney transplant (vertical black dashed line).

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

📢 Open Access Case Report! Urgent transcatheter tricuspid valve repair helped enable combined liver and kidney transplantation in this complex case. Read it free: www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #LiverTransplantation #KidneyTransplantation #OpenAccess

Figure 1 Preintervention and postintervention transesophageal echocardiogram findings.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Available in our August issue: "Normothermic machine perfusion of pediatric liver allografts: A single-center case series," by Huang et al www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #LiverTransplantation #PediatricTransplantation #MachinePerfusion #OrganPreservation

Figure 1 Normothermic machine perfusion setup for pediatric liver transplantation using the TransMedics OCS.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Check out, "Immune checkpoint inhibitors after liver transplantation: The role of immunosuppressive management," by De Martin et al in the August issue of AJT! www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #LiverTransplantation #ImmuneCheckpointInhibitors #Immunotherapy #Immunosuppression

Figure 2 Distribution of immunosuppression per patient.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Expert consensus provides guidance on using immune checkpoint inhibitors in the liver transplant setting. Read the full article: tinyurl.com/2bph58v4 #LiverTransplantation #ImmuneCheckpointInhibitors #TransplantResearch #Hepatology

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

How has living kidney donation changed since COVID-19? A new study compares U.S. living donor transplant trends with the pre-pandemic era. Read more: tinyurl.com/mwjaa4v5 #KidneyTransplantation #LivingKidneyDonation #OrganDonation #TransplantResearch

Figure 3 Observed unrelated living donor kidney transplants (LDKTs), single-group, multiple-intervention interrupted time series analysis linear combination estimates, and projected LDKT counts if pre-period COVID-19 trends continued through post-COVID–19 period. 10M, 10 million; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📢 Available now—Open Access! Online & in press! "Effectiveness of respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in solid organ transplant recipients in the United States," by Hasan et al doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #RSV #RSVVaccine #SolidOrganTransplant #Transplantation

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Check out, "The allograft survival of kidneys from living donors aged ≥65 years is similar to that of younger living donors in recipients aged ≥35 years," by White et al in our August issue! tinyurl.com/3ww9yu8j #KidneyTransplantation #LivingDonation #LivingKidneyDonor #GraftSurvival

Figure 1 (A) Number of living kidney donors 2000 to 2023 by year. (B) Number of living donors grouped by age 2000 to 2023.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Outcomes of kidney transplants from pediatric donors with acute kidney injury," by Ishaque et al www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #KidneyTransplantation #PediatricTransplantation #AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📢 Available now—Open Access! "Racial and immunologic disparities impact access to kidney rewaitlisting and retransplantation," by Lovasik et al doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #KidneyTransplantation #HealthEquity #RacialDisparities #TransplantAccess #KidneyRetransplantation

Figure 1 Forest plot of race/ethnicity effects on access to retransplant steps, including rewaitlisting or retransplant.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 Djamali et al. report results from the IMAGINE phase 3 trial evaluating clazakizumab for chronic active antibody-mediated kidney transplant rejection. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yx2jz6u5 #KidneyTransplantation #TransplantRejection #AntibodyMediatedRejection

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🔬 Exploring new possibilities in kidney paired donation Yang et al. explore how organ blood type conversion could impact kidney paired donation and expand opportunities for transplantation. www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #KidneyTransplantation #KidneyPairedDonation #OrganDonation

Figure 1 The process of KPD simulations.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "The NYU Langone Health Research on Decedents Oversight Committee: A model for ethical oversight of research on the recently deceased," by Joan Margiotta and Helen Panageas www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #TransplantEthics #Xenotransplantation #OrganTransplantation

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🔬 New in AJT’s August issue! Bhat et al. explore pretransplant immune responses associated with ischemia-reperfusion injury and donor-specific antibody development after liver transplantation. tinyurl.com/4nbfthjc #LiverTransplantation #TransplantImmunology #DonorSpecificAntibodies #TCells

Figure 1 Peripheral expansion of total and activated programmed cell death protein 1+ T follicular helper cells (PD-1+cTfh) cells in ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI)+ patients postorthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 Banff 2024 refines pancreas transplant rejection criteria, expands the indeterminate category, and highlights CD3/CD68 immunostains for ambiguous biopsies. Büttner-Herold et al. ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #PancreasTransplantation #BanffClassification

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🔬 Featured in AJT’s August issue! “Donor-reactive clonotypes are overrepresented in the urinary T-cell repertoire during kidney transplant rejection and show distinct dynamics in the circulation,” by Aschauer et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.aj... #KidneyTransplantation #TransplantRejection #TCells

Figure 2 Clonotype counts in urine and circulation.

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🚨 Editor’s Choice 🚨 "Preclinical and clinical studies on kidney allograft tolerance via hematopoietic chimerism," by Wilson et al. www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #KidneyTransplantation #Transplantation #OrganTransplantation #TransplantTolerance #ImmuneTolerance #HematopoieticChimerism

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

New in the August issue of AJT: "Brg1 interacts with liver X receptor and H3K18la to regulate ferroptosis via the CYP4A14/20-HETE axis in liver transplantation," by Peng et al www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160... #LiverTransplantation #Transplantation #Ferroptosis

Figure 2 Hepatocyte-specific knockout of Brahma-related gene 1 (Brg1) attenuates liver transplantation (LT) ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI)

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American Journal of Transplantation @amjtransplant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Calling the international transplant community: comments are now being accepted for the 2026 Banff Meeting Agendas. Add your perspective through the AJT Banff Blog by August 31. www.amjtransplant.org/ajt-banff-blog #Transplantation #BanffMeeting #BanffClassification

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