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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 21.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2011 Mar;11(3):500–510. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03414.x

Table 4. Association of C4d staining patterns with acute cellular rejection, overall and in conjunction with DSA.

C4d ACR+ ACR− p Value
Diffuse portal C4d+ 68% (19/28) 27% (4/15) 0.01*
Diffuse portal C4d+ DSA+ 53% (15/28) 15% (2/15) 0.02*
Focal portal C4d+ 67% (6/9) 46% (5/11) 0.41
Focal portal C4d+ DSA+ 33% (3/9) 9% (1/11) 0.28
Portal vein E C4d+ 61% (17/28) 47% (7/15) 0.52
Portal vein E C4d+ DSA+ 36% (10/28) 20% (3/15) 0.49
Sinusoidal E C4d+ 38% (12/28) 13% (2/15) 0.16
Sinusoidal E C4d+ DSA+ 25% (7/28) 0% (0/15) 0.08

E = endothelium.