Identification of Candidate Biomarkers for Transplant Rejection from Transcriptome Data: A Systematic Review.

Affiliation

Post-Graduate Program in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. [Email]

Abstract

Traditional methods for rejection control in transplanted patients are considered invasive, risky, and prone to sampling errors. Using molecular biomarkers as an alternative protocol to biopsies, for monitoring rejection may help to mitigate some of these problems, increasing the survival rates and well-being of patients. Recent advances in omics technologies provide an opportunity for screening new molecular biomarkers to identify those with clinical utility.