Can C4d immunostaining on endomyocardial biopsies be considered a prognostic biomarker in heart transplant recipients?

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Published in Transplantation on October 15, 2010

Authors

Marny Fedrigo1, Antonio Gambino, Francesco Tona, Gianluca Torregrossa, Francesca Poli, Elena Benazzi, Annachiara Frigo, Giuseppe Feltrin, Giuseppe Toscano, Alida P Caforio, Sabino Iliceto, Marialuisa Valente, Gaetano Thiene, Gino Gerosa, Annalisa Angelini

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical-Diagnostic Sciences and Special Therapies, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.

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