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Impact of antibody-mediated rejection detected on one-year protocol biopsies on long-term kidney allograft survival

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Doctors took a small sample of the transplanted kidney one year after surgery, even in people who seemed fine. Some samples showed the body's antibodies quietly attacking the new kidney. Those transplants failed sooner over the following years. This is a look back at patient records, so it shows a link, not proof of cause, but it supports checking the kidney at one year rather than waiting for blood tests to worsen.

Who did this work

Galina Severova (University Radiology) · Vlatko Karanfilovski (University Radiology) · Lada Trajceska (University Radiology) · Irena Rambabova-Bushljetik (University Radiology) · Pavlina Dzekova-Vidimliski (University Radiology) · Igor Nikolov (University Radiology) · Nikola Gjorgjievski (University Radiology) · Gordana Petrushevska (Open Data Institute) · Slavica Kostadinova-Kunovska (Open Data Institute) · G. Spasovski (University Radiology) · N Ivanovski (Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-03
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1938644