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C1Q Assay Results in Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity Crossmatch Negative Renal Transplant Candidates with Donor-Specific Antibodies: High Specificity but Low Sensitivity When Predicting Flow Crossmatch

Table 2

Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of DSA C1q+ Ab; C1q+ Ab (DSA and non-DSA); DSA LABScreen SAB MFI > 2,300; and DSA > 2,300 plus C1q+ Ab (DSA and non-DSA).

DSA C1q+ AbC1q+ Ab (DSA & non-DSA)DSA-MFI > 2300DSA > 2300 plus C1q+ Ab (DSA & non-DSA)

Sensitivity36% (15.1–56.8)76.0 (57.2–94.7)72.0 (52.4–91.6)92.0 (79.3–100)
Specificity95.8% (85.7–100)70.8 (50.5–91.1)75.0 (55.5–94.4)54.1 (32.1–76.1)
PPV90 (66.4–100)73.08 (54.1–92.05)73.47 (55.5–94.4)67.65 (50.45–84.84)
NPV58.9 (42.2–75.6)73.91 (53.7–94.03)72.0 (52.4–91.6)86.67 (66.13–100)