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Urinary Decoy Cell Grading and Its Clinical Implications

Authors
 Myoung Ju Koh  ;  Beom Jin Lim  ;  Songmi Noh  ;  Yon Hee Kim  ;  Hyeon Joo Jeong 
Citation
 KOREAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol.46(3) : 233-236, 2012 
Journal Title
KOREAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
ISSN
 1738-1843 
Issue Date
2012
Keywords
Decoy cell ; Monitoring ; Polyomavirus nephropathy
Abstract
Background : Examination of urine for decoy cells (DCs) is a useful screening test for polyomavirus (PV) activation. We explored the significance of the amount of DCs in persistent shedding, PV nephropathy and acute rejection.

Methods : A case-controlled study was performed in 88 renal allograft patients who had DCs detected at least once in four or more urine samples.

Results : Fifty one patients were classified into the high-grade shedding group (HG) and 37 patients into the low-grade shedding group (LG) according to DC shedding (≥10 or <10 DCs/10 high power field [HPF]). DC shedding of more than three consecutive months was significantly more prevalent in the HG as compared with their LG counterparts (p<0.0001). Urinary DCs were present for more than one year in 29.4% of the HG and 8.1% of the LG. Real-time polymerase chain reaction for PV was higher in both urine (51.4% vs. 11.1%) and plasma (9.1% vs. 0%) of the HG than the LG. The prevalence of PV nephropathy was higher in the HG than the LG (p=0.019). However, there was no significant difference in the prevalence of acute rejection.

Conclusions : Shedding of ≥10 DCs/10 HPF is associated with sustained shedding, polymerase chain reaction positivity and PV nephropathy, but not a predictor of acute rejection.
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DOI
10.4132/KoreanJPathol.2012.46.3.233
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pathology (병리학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Noh, Song Mi(노송미)
Lim, Beom Jin(임범진) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2856-0133
Jeong, Hyeon Joo(정현주) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9695-1227
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/91318
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