HLA-DQ Mismatches Lead to More Unacceptable Antigens, Greater Sensitization, and Increased Disparities in Repeat Transplant Candidates

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BACKGROUND: In single-center studies, HLA-DQ mismatches stimulate the most pathogenic donor-specific antibodies. However, because of limitations of transplant registries, this cannot be directly confirmed with registry-based analyses.

METHODS: We evaluated patients in the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients who were relisted after renal graft failure with new, unacceptable antigens corresponding to the HLA typing of their previous donor (UA-PD) as a proxy for donor-specific antibodies. Linear regression was applied to estimate the effects of HLA mismatches on UA-PD and the effects of UA-PD on calculated panel reactive antibody (cPRA) values for 4867 kidney recipients from 2010 to 2021.

RESULTS: Each additional HLA-DQ mismatch increased the probability of UA-PD by 25.2% among deceased donor transplant recipients and by 28.9% among living donor transplant recipients, significantly more than all other HLA loci (P<0.05). HLA-DQ UA-PD increased cPRA by 29.0% in living donor transplant recipients and by 23.5% in deceased donor transplant recipients, significantly more than all loci except for HLA-A in deceased donor transplant recipients (23.1%). African American deceased donor transplant recipients were significantly more likely than Hispanic and White recipients to develop HLA-DQ UA-PD; among living donor transplant recipients, African American or Hispanic recipients were significantly more likely to do so compared with White recipients. Models evaluating interactions between HLA-DR/DQ mismatches revealed largely independent effects of HLA-DQ mismatches on HLA-DQ UA-PD.

CONCLUSIONS: HLA-DQ mismatches had the strongest associations with UA-PD, an effect that was greatest in African American and Hispanic recipients. cPRA increases with HLA-DQ UA-PD were equivalent or larger than any other HLA locus. This suggests a need to consider the effects of HLA-DQ in kidney allocation.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 33(2022), 12 vom: 30. Dez., Seite 2293-2305

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Isaacson, Dylan [VerfasserIn]
Schold, Jesse D [VerfasserIn]
Gmeiner, Michael W [VerfasserIn]
Copley, Hannah C [VerfasserIn]
Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis [VerfasserIn]
Tambur, Anat R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies
Cadaver organ transplantation
Chronic rejection
End stage renal disease
HLA-DQ Antigens
Journal Article
Kidney donation
Kidney transplantation
Organ transplant
Renal transplantation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Transplant outcomes
Transplant pathology
Transplantation

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Date Completed 02.12.2022

Date Revised 02.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1681/ASN.2022030296

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349632766