Research Article

Role of Anti-MICA Antibodies in Graft Survival of Renal Transplant Recipients of India

Table 2

Effect of pretransplantation transfusions on antibodies against HLA class I, HLA class II, or MICA.

AntibodiesTransfusion value
YesNo

HLA class I—number (%)0.01
 Negative355 (58.4)253 (41.6)
 Positive33 (86.8)5 (13.2)
HLA class II—number (%)0.0001
 Negative353 (58.5)250 (41.5)
 Positive38 (88.4)5 (11.6)
MICA—number (%)0.63
 Negative68 (12.3)484 (87.7)
 Positive9 (9.6)85 (90.4)