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R N Formica

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Levitsky J, Formica R, Bloom R, Charlton M, Curry M, Friedewald J, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2017 May; 17(11):2790-2802. PMID: 28556422
The availability of direct-acting antiviral agents for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has resulted in a profound shift in the approach to the management of this infection....
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Newell K, Formica R, Gill J, Schold J, Allan J, Covington S, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2016 Dec; 17(4):901-911. PMID: 27997071
Thirteen percent of individuals of African ancestry express two variant copies of the gene encoding apolipoprotein 1 (APOL1) that has been associated with an increased risk of end-stage renal disease...
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Kulkarni S, Kirkiles-Smith N, Deng Y, Formica R, Moeckel G, Broecker V, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2016 Aug; 17(3):682-691. PMID: 27501352
We hypothesized that de novo donor-specific antibody (DSA) causes complement-dependent endothelial cell injury in kidney transplants, as assessed by expression of endothelial cell-associated transcripts (ENDATs), that may be attenuated through...
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Kulkarni S, Thiessen C, Formica R, Schilsky M, Mulligan D, DAquila R
Am J Transplant . 2016 Aug; 16(12):3385-3391. PMID: 27500361
Transplant professionals recognize that the long-term follow-up of living organ donors is a priority, yet there has been no implemented solution to this problem. This critical gap is essential, because...
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Stewart D, Kucheryavaya A, Klassen D, Turgeon N, Formica R, Aeder M
Am J Transplant . 2016 Mar; 16(6):1834-47. PMID: 26932731
After over a decade of discussion, analysis, and consensus-building, a new kidney allocation system (KAS) was implemented on December 4, 2014. Key goals included improving longevity matching between donor kidneys...
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Newell K, Formica R, Gill J
Am J Transplant . 2015 Dec; 16(1):29-32. PMID: 26639020
Recent studies have highlighted the need for better understanding of the long-term health outcomes of living donors. Barriers to establishment of a dedicated long-term donor follow-up data system in the...
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Formica R, Aeder M, Boyle G, Kucheryavaya A, Stewart D, Hirose R, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2015 Nov; 16(3):758-66. PMID: 26603142
The introduction of the Mayo End-Stage Liver Disease score into the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) deceased donor liver allocation policy in 2002 has led to a significant increase...
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Hricik D, Augustine J, Nickerson P, Formica R, Poggio E, Rush D, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2015 Aug; 15(12):3166-73. PMID: 26226830
Previous studies suggest that quantifying donor-reactive memory T cells prior to kidney transplantation by interferon gamma enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay (IFNγELISPOT) can assist in assessing risk of posttransplant allograft injury....
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Hricik D, Nickerson P, Formica R, Poggio E, Rush D, Newell K, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2013 Aug; 13(10):2634-44. PMID: 23968332
Noninvasive biomarkers are needed to assess immune risk and ultimately guide therapeutic decision-making following kidney transplantation. A requisite step toward these goals is validation of markers that diagnose and/or predict...