New blood test offers non-invasive way to detect heart transplant rejection
DNA
University of Gothenburg Dec 17 2024 A blood test can show whether a new heart is tolerated by the recipient and not rejected. This has been shown in a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. This means that heart transplant recipients can often avoid having tissue samples taken from their heart. This thesis reveals how small DNA fragments from the donor heart in the patient's blood can be used to rule out rejection. The study includes 94 patients, both adults and children. The DNA
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