2016
Attitudes toward organ donation among waitlisted transplant patients: results of a cross‐sectional survey
Merola J, Pei K, Rodriguez‐Davalos M, Gan G, Deng Y, Mulligan DC, Davis KA. Attitudes toward organ donation among waitlisted transplant patients: results of a cross‐sectional survey. Clinical Transplantation 2016, 30: 1449-1456. PMID: 27582432, PMCID: PMC5093046, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional surveyOrgan donationWaitlisted candidatesMinority of patientsDonor registration ratesDonation eligibilityTransplant patientsWaitlisted patientsPatients' willingnessGeneral populationOrgan donorsOrgan shortageMedical treatmentPatientsOrgan allocationDonation ratesTransplantationRegistration ratesDonationMajor barrierPopulationDonorsWaitlistPhysiciansDemographics
2009
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) Does Not Affect Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Solid Transplants.
Jimenez-Zepeda V, Heilman R, Mulligan D, Stewart A. Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) Does Not Affect Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Solid Transplants. Blood 2009, 114: 2834. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v114.22.2834.2834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchB-cell malignanciesMGUS patientsTransplant outcomesMonoclonal gammopathyActive myelomaUndetermined significanceSolid transplantsGeneral populationCell malignanciesExact testMonoclonal B-cell malignancySolid organ transplant patientsDevelopment of MGUSIncidence of MGUSNon-transplant populationPresence of MGUSLong-term followOrgan transplant patientsDiagnosis of MGUSMayo Clinic ArizonaFisher's exact testDifferentiated plasma cellsPancreatic transplantsChronic immunosuppressionTransplant patients