Epitope Matching in Kidney Allocation

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 14:00 to 15:00

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Speaker: Massimo Mangiola, PhD • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Moderator: Julie Yabu, MD • UCLA

After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:

  1. Describe epitopes in the context of transplantation.
  2. Discuss the importance of epitopes in HLA compatiblity and optimizing graft outcome.
  3. Summarize how to potentially use "epitope tools" in HLA antibody analysis and matching of donors and recipients pairs.
Presenter: 
Massimo Mangiola
Education Category: 
Session ID: 
375
Identification code: 
WEB170927
Series category: 
T3: Timely Topics in Transplantion