Conventional FCXM results with neat sera from multiparous recipients against T cells or B cells from previous sensitizers, and criteria to differentiate the DSAs between class I and class II.
FCXM | N (%) | Criteria using MFI ratios | ||
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Determination | T cell | B cell | B cell/T cell | |
Negative DSA | 69 (48.3) | <2.0 | <2.0 | |
Positive DSA | 74 (51.7) | |||
Class I alone | 14 (9.8) | >2.0 | >2.0 | <2.0 |
Class II alone | 27 (18.9) | <2.0 | >2.0 | |
Class I and II | 33 (23.1) | >2.0 | >2.0 | >2.0 |
Total | 143 (100) |
Abbreviations: DSA, donor-specific HLA alloantibody; FCXM, flow cytometric crossmatch; MFI, mean fluorescence intensity.