Free light chain and intact immunologlobulin abnormalities in heart transplant recipients: Two year follow-up timelines and clinical correlation

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trim.2017.01.003" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.trim.2017.01.003</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Free light chain and intact immunologlobulin abnormalities in heart transplant recipients: Two year follow-up timelines and clinical correlation

Original language description

Objectives: To assess the timelines of serum free light chain (sFLC) concentrations and the kappa/lambda light chain (K/L) ratio in heart transplant (HTX) recipients. To analyze the performance of serum protein electrophoresis (SPE), serum immunofixation (sIFE) and sFLC measurements for gammopathy detection following a HTX. Methods: A total of 96 patients who underwent a HTX were analyzed during a two-year follow-up period. The relevant clinical data were obtained from patient medical records. SPE, sIFE and 5FLC methods were used for the detection of free light chain and intact immunoglobulin gammopathies at 4 time points after HTX. Results: A statistically significant decrease in sFLC K and L (a decrease of 39.1% and 27.6%, respectively, when compared to pretransplant values) was found 9 months after the HTX (p &lt;0.001, Friedman test). We detected SPE or sIFE abnormalities in 23 (8.4%) samples, and sFLC K/L ratio abnormalities in 34 (12.4%) samples. All of the K/L ratio abnormalities had normal SPE/sIFE values, and 19% of the findings were persistent Conclusions: A significant and consistent dynamics in the sFLC concentration was found in the HTX patients during a 2-year follow-up period, which reflected changes in the immunosuppressant dosage. A remarkable number of monoclonal and polyclonal gammopathies was identified with some persistdnt abnormalities, using the SPE/ sIFE and sFLC methods. Some of the detected abnormalities, which might possess a higher risk for PTLD if interpreted according to common practice in nonTX patients can only be detected by 5FLC methods.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10608 - Biochemistry and molecular biology

Project

<a href="/en/project/NV15-27579A" target="_blank" >NV15-27579A: Monoclonal gammopathies in solid organ transplant recipients. Relationship between posttransplant immunosuppression and lymphoproliferative diseases.</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Transplant immunology

ISSN

0966-3274

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

41

Issue of the periodical within the volume

March

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

22-26

UT code for WoS article

000404306500004

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