Significance of the intraindividual variability of HLA IgG antibodies in renal disease patients observed with different beadsets monitored with two different secondary antibodies on a Luminex platform.

"Conflict of interest Dr. Mepur H. Ravindranath is supported by a research grant from Immucor Inc. Norcross, GA. Ms. Carly Callender is an employee of Immucor Inc.. None of the other authors have any conflicts of interest."

"We sincerely thank Mr. Vadim Jucaud at Terasaki Research Institute for meticulously carrying out Luminex SAB assays for this investigation. We also thank Dr. Jeff Gornbein of UCLA-SBCC for performing the statistical analyses. Thanks are also due to Professor Dr. Michael Cecka, Professor Emeritus at UCLA and Dr. Ray Bryan of Immucor for reviewing the manuscript and offering valuable suggestions. Thanks are also due to Dr. Mathew Everly, Director of TRI and Dr. Stephen Hardy, COO of TRI for providing the facilities to carry out this investigation. This investigation is primarily supported by Terasaki Family Foundation (a non-profit organization) and also by a research grant from Immucor Inc. Norcross, GA. Compliance with ethical standards: Conflict of interestDr. Mepur H. Ravindranath is supported by a research grant from Immucor Inc. Norcross, GA. Ms. Carly Callender is an employee of Immucor Inc.. None of the other authors have any conflicts of interest."