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The weak DSA group we describe here was at greater immunologic risk, and the development of positive DSA at similar rates to the published data reinforces the overall favorable outcomes seen in the weak DSA group. Overall, this study sheds some light upon an area of donor-specific antibody detection and the clinical relevance of these antibodies when detected with a low MFI. In contrast to the more retrospective studies reviewed above, we conclude that in cases where pre-transplant DSA is less than 3000 MFI and a flow cross-match is below a well-defined standardized threshold, patients can http://www.selleckchem.com/products/MK-2206.html be transplanted with standard immunosuppression techniques and without desensitization, with equivalent outcomes in the first two yr as those without DSA. This is despite the lower rates of living donors and the higher immunologic risk profile of the recipients in the weak DSA group. We see no significant differences in cellular or antibody-mediated rejection in the weak DSA group compared with the no DSA group while under our typical immunosuppression regimen. For further study, we plan longer-term follow-up of all patients transplanted with low MFI DSA to determine whether they develop higher rates of chronic rejection or antibody-mediated rejection at more remote times after transplant, which may impact longer-term outcomes. This work was supported in part by NIDDK grant 1K08DK092282-01 (MHL). We thank Jane Kearns for her efforts in data collection. ""Masajtis-Zagajewska A, Pietrasik P, Krawczyk J, Krakowska M, Jarz?bski T, Pietrasiewicz B, Zbr��g Z, Nowicki M. Similar prevalence but different characteristics of pain in kidney transplant recipients and chronic hemodialysis patients. Clin Transplant 2011: 25: E144�CE151. ? 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Abstract:? Background:? Chronic pain is frequent in both hemodialysis (HD) patients and kidney transplant (KTx) recipients but its detailed characteristics have never been thoroughly investigated. Aim:? To compare prevalence of pain, its locations and characteristics, and analgesics use in chronic HD and KTx patients. Methods:? A cross-sectional comparative study in 164 HD patients and 114 stable deceased donor KTx recipients. All participants completed the modified McGill Pain Questionnaire. Results:? Overall, 63% of HD patients and 62% of KTx patients reported pain. Fifty-four percent of HD patients and 67% of KTx patients indicated more than one location of pain. Severe pain was more common in HD patients, and prevalence of pain-associated symptoms from major body systems was higher in HD patients. Pain in both groups was mostly local, paroxysmal and/or chronic. Fifteen percent of HD patients and 37% of KTx patients with chronic pain were not receiving pain relief drugs. The general feeling of illness was lower in KTx than HD patients (4.54?��?2.1 vs. 5.6?��?0.7; p?