The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 317-324 , March 2008

Myocardial Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Expression and Cellular Rejection in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients

  • John P. Breinholt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: John P. Breinholt, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 702 Barnhill Drive, Rm 127, Indianapolis, IN 46202. Telephone: 317-274-8906. Fax: 317-274-4022.
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  • Jesus G. Vallejo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • Corey M. Gates, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • Sarah K. Clunie, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • Debra L. Kearney, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • William J. Dreyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
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  • Jeffrey A. Towbin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
    • Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas.
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  • Neil E. Bowles, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas

Received 24 October 2007 ,Revised 6 December 2007 ,Accepted 13 December 2007.

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 Supported by the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, Pediatric Scientist Development Program (Grant Award K12-HD00850 to J.P.B., J.A.T.); the Abby Glaser Children’s Heart Fund (J.A.T.); and the Texas Children’s Foundation Chair in Pediatric Cardiac Research (J.A.T.).

 Present affiliation for Dr Bowles: Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, Salt Lake City, Utah.

PII: S1053-2498(07)01520-3

doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.12.002

The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 317-324 , March 2008

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