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Basic and clinical research in the AMC Renal Transplant Unit

Ineke J M ten Berge1, Fréderike J Bemelman1

  • 1Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Transplant Immunology
|September 22, 2014
PubMed

Our research is aimed at characterization of the antiviral and allo-immune responses in kidney transplant recipients. In particular, we are interested in the differentiation, effector function and memory formation of T cells specific for the latent viruses cytomegalovirus (CMV) and BK virus (BKV) and in the impact of virus-specific immune responses on alloimmunity. Furthermore, we perform studies towards the most optimal, tailor-made immunosuppressive drug regimen and towards the impact of immunosuppression on infectious diseases; cognitive function and cardiovascular status of kidney transplant recipients.

Keywords:
BKVCMVCross-reactivityHeterologous-immunityImmunosuppressionKidney

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