Renal transplantation into a patient with a positive cytotoxic cross-match or with an incompatible blood group inevitably results in acute humoral rejection, unless the HLA or anti-A/B antibodies have been removed before transplantation. Although there are several procedures to remove HLA and anti-A/B antibodies, plasmapheresis and immunoadsorption are the most commonly used. In this report, presently available techniques for antibody removal are briefly reviewed.
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