Table 1. Clinical data of tolerant kidney transplant recipients and healthy volunteers.
Patient Data | Healthy Control | Tolerant |
Number of patients | 11 | 16 |
Age in years [mean (range)] | 48.0 (23-72) | 50.6 (22-77) |
Gender (Male/Female) | (9/2) | (13/3) |
Recipient age at Transpl. [mean (range)] | - | 32.1 (11-56) |
Donor (Living/Deceased) | - | (9/7) |
Time post Transpl. in years [mean (range)] | - | 18.4 (10-34) |
Years immunosuppression free [mean (range)] | - | 6.0 (1-23) |
HLA mismatches | ||
Number of patients with: | ||
-No mismatches | - | 6 |
-HLA (A or B) mismatches | - | 2 |
-HLA (A + B) mismatches | - | 1 |
-HLA (A + DR) mismatches | - | 0 |
-HLA (B + DR) mismatches | - | 0 |
-HLA (A + B + DR) mismatches | - | 6 |
-Missing data | - | 1 |
Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) | ||
Number of patients with: | ||
-No DSA | - | 14 |
-DSA Class I | - | 1 |
-DSA Class II | - | 1 |
-DSA Class I and II | - | 0 |
Renal Function Parameters | ||
Creatinine (mmols/L) [mean] | - | 117.2 ± 15.6 |
eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) [mean] | - | 60.9 ± 16.5 |
Cell Count | ||
Lymphocytes count x 109 [mean±SD] | 2.20 ± 0.55 | 2.30 ± 0.71 |
B-cell count x109 [mean±SD] | 0.43 ± 0.24 | 0.46 ± 0.21 |
Memory B-cell count x109 [mean±SD] | 0.12 ± 0.10 | 0.11 ± 0.07 |
Naïve B-cell count x109 [mean±SD] | 0.34 ± 0.23 | 0.38 ± 0.16 |
Transitional B-cell count x109 [mean±SD] | 0.03 ± 0.03 | 0.05 ± 0.02 |
DSA: donor-specific antibodies. eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.