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Monitoring of plasma circulating donor DNA reflects cardiac graft injury: Report of two cases

  • Authors:
    • Dana Dlouha
    • Pavlina Huckova
    • Eva Rohlova
    • Jevgenija Vymetalova
    • Sarka Novakova
    • Jaroslav A. Hubacek
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  • Published online on: January 29, 2024     https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1738
  • Article Number: 50
  • Copyright: © Dlouha et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

The current standard for graft rejection surveillance is endomyocardial biopsy (EMB), an invasive procedure with rare but potentially serious complications. Detection of circulating donor‑derived cell‑free DNA (ddcfDNA) is an option for noninvasive monitoring of graft injury and rejection. A 63‑year‑old man and a 65‑year‑old woman were monitored by EMB for allograft rejection. A total of 48 single‑nucleotide polymorphisms with a minor allele frequency range of 0.4‑0.5 were screened to distinguish donor and recipient DNA based on homozygosity, and digital droplet PCR was used to analyze ddcfDNA concentrations. Both subjects suffered rejection within the first 6 months after transplantation. The maximal ddcfDNA level of 270 copies (cp)/ml during EMB‑confirmed acute cellular rejection (ACR; mild grade 1R/2, patient 1), and the maximal concentration of 1,846 cp/ml in the case of EMB‑confirmed antibody‑mediated rejection (AMR; grade 1+; patient 2), was detected. Individual monitoring of ddcfDNA dynamics from the 1st to the 6th month posttransplant reflected cardiac graft injury in patients suffering ACR or AMR, meaning that ddcfDNA may serve as a noninvasive biomarker.
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Dlouha D, Huckova P, Rohlova E, Vymetalova J, Novakova S and Hubacek JA: Monitoring of plasma circulating donor DNA reflects cardiac graft injury: Report of two cases. Biomed Rep 20: 50, 2024.
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Dlouha, D., Huckova, P., Rohlova, E., Vymetalova, J., Novakova, S., & Hubacek, J.A. (2024). Monitoring of plasma circulating donor DNA reflects cardiac graft injury: Report of two cases. Biomedical Reports, 20, 50. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1738
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Dlouha, D., Huckova, P., Rohlova, E., Vymetalova, J., Novakova, S., Hubacek, J. A."Monitoring of plasma circulating donor DNA reflects cardiac graft injury: Report of two cases". Biomedical Reports 20.3 (2024): 50.
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Dlouha, D., Huckova, P., Rohlova, E., Vymetalova, J., Novakova, S., Hubacek, J. A."Monitoring of plasma circulating donor DNA reflects cardiac graft injury: Report of two cases". Biomedical Reports 20, no. 3 (2024): 50. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1738