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Targeting CD38 in Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection: A New Hope for Kidney Transplant Recipients?

Jennifer S. Y. Li Jennifer S. Y. Li, MBBS, PhD, FASN, is with the Centre for Transplant and Renal Research at Westmead Hospital and The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia. Germaine Wong, MBBS, PhD, is with the Centre for Transplant and Renal Research at Westmead Hospital; The University of Sydney School of Public Health; and the Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.

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