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Frans H.J. Claas

Researcher Next ID · RN-033665

Researcher · Immunology and Microbiology

University of Antwerp

Antwerp, Netherlands

Accepting doctoral researchersFunding unknown
Works count
936
Citation count
29,358
H-index
80
i10-index
504

Research interests

Immunology and Microbiology
Medicine
Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Reproductive System and Pregnancy
Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

Publications

  • Eplet Mismatch Load and De Novo Occurrence of Donor-Specific Anti-HLA Antibodies, Rejection, and Graft Failure after Kidney Transplantation: An Observational Cohort Study

    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2020 · 10.1681/asn.2020010019

  • Sensitization in Transplantation: Assessment of Risk (STAR) 2017 Working Group Meeting Report

    American Journal of Transplantation · 2018 · 10.1111/ajt.14752

  • Cytokine-induced memory-like natural killer cells exhibit enhanced responses against myeloid leukemia

    Science Translational Medicine · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aaf2341

  • Cell-Free DNA: An Upcoming Biomarker in Transplantation

    American Journal of Transplantation · 2015 · 10.1111/ajt.13387

  • DQB1 Locus Alone Explains Most of the Risk and Protection in Narcolepsy with Cataplexy in Europe

    SLEEP · 2014 · 10.5665/sleep.3300

  • European Renal Best Practice Guideline on kidney donor and recipient evaluation and perioperative care: FIGURE 1.

    Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2014 · 10.1093/ndt/gfu216

  • Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for the Treatment of Allograft Rejection After Renal Transplantation: Results of a Phase I Study

    Stem Cells Translational Medicine · 2013 · 10.5966/sctm.2012-0114

  • Prospective multicenter clinical trial of immunosuppressive drug withdrawal in stable adult liver transplant recipients

    Hepatology · 2013 · 10.1002/hep.26426

  • Consensus Guidelines on the Testing and Clinical Management Issues Associated With HLA and Non-HLA Antibodies in Transplantation

    Transplantation · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0b013e31827a19cc

  • Composition of Human Skin Microbiota Affects Attractiveness to Malaria Mosquitoes

    PLoS ONE · 2011 · 10.1371/journal.pone.0028991

  • Maternal activating KIRs protect against human reproductive failure mediated by fetal HLA-C2

    Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1172/jci43998

  • Allo-HLA reactivity of virus-specific memory T cells is common

    Blood · 2010 · 10.1182/blood-2009-07-234906

  • Genome-wide association study identifies new HLA class II haplotypes strongly protective against narcolepsy

    Nature Genetics · 2010 · 10.1038/ng.647

  • Human Decidual Tissue Contains Differentiated CD8+ Effector-Memory T Cells with Unique Properties

    The Journal of Immunology · 2010 · 10.4049/jimmunol.0903597

  • Fetal–maternal HLA-C mismatch is associated with decidual T cell activation and induction of functional T regulatory cells

    Journal of Reproductive Immunology · 2009 · 10.1016/j.jri.2009.05.003

  • Cellular Islet Autoimmunity Associates with Clinical Outcome of Islet Cell Transplantation

    PLoS ONE · 2008 · 10.1371/journal.pone.0002435

  • Evidence for a Selective Migration of Fetus-Specific CD4+CD25bright Regulatory T Cells from the Peripheral Blood to the Decidua in Human Pregnancy

    The Journal of Immunology · 2008 · 10.4049/jimmunol.180.8.5737

  • Differential Distribution of CD4+CD25bright and CD8+CD28− T-cells in Decidua and Maternal Blood During Human Pregnancy

    Placenta · 2006 · 10.1016/j.placenta.2005.11.008

  • The Dutch National Living Donor Kidney Exchange Program

    American Journal of Transplantation · 2005 · 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.01024.x

  • The Acceptable Mismatch Program as a Fast Tool for Highly Sensitized Patients Awaiting a Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation: Short Waiting Time and Excellent Graft Outcome

    Transplantation · 2004 · 10.1097/01.tp.0000129260.86766.67

  • Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells of Fetal or Maternal Origin from Human Placenta

    Stem Cells · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1634/stemcells.2004-0058

  • Amniotic fluid as a novel source of mesenchymal stem cells for therapeutic transplantation

    Blood · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2003-04-1291

  • Increased Immunogenicity and Cause of Graft Loss of Old Donor Kidneys

    Journal of the American Society of Nephrology · 2001 · 10.1681/asn.v1271538

  • Effect of One-HLA-DR-Antigen–Matched and Completely HLA-DR–Mismatched Blood Transfusions on Survival of Heart and Kidney Allografts

    New England Journal of Medicine · 1989 · 10.1056/nejm198909143211101

  • Induction of B Cell Unresponsiveness to Noninherited Maternal HLA Antigens During Fetal Life

    Science · 1988 · 10.1126/science.3051377

Current projects

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