Lee Ann Baxter-Lowe, PhD

Title(s)Professor Of Clinical Pathology
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
Address4640 West Sunset Blvd
Off Campus
Los Angeles CA 90027
Phone+1 323 361 5279
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    Dr Baxter-Lowe's research involves characterizing HLA polymorphism and determining its relevance in transplantation and human disease. In recent years she has been investigating the role of HLA antibodies in transplantation of solid organs and hematopoietic stem cells. Her laboratory has supported numerous single and multicenter clinical trials in transplantation and has been a core laboratory for the NIH Immune Tolerance Network. Her research has been reported in more than 125 scientific publications.

    Dr. Baxter-Lowe has also served as a clinical histocompatibility laboratory director and in this capacity has been involved in advancing histocompatibility testing and its clinical application. She has had a long-standing commitment to policy development and is currently serving as Chair of the Histocompatibility Committee of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and is the facilitator for the Histocompatibility Workgroup for the 2012 National Consensus Conference on Kidney Paired Donation (KPD). She has served as a member or chair of numerous national and international committees in this field.

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    1. HLA diversity in ethnic populations can affect detection of donor-specific antibodies by single antigen beads. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1287028. Quon JC, Kaneta K, Fotiadis N, Menteer J, Lestz RM, Weisert M, Baxter-Lowe LA. PMID: 38077376; PMCID: PMC10701672.
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    2. Next generation multiplexing for digital PCR using a novel melt-based hairpin probe design. Front Genet. 2023; 14:1272964. Edwards RL, Takach JE, McAndrew MJ, Menteer J, Lestz RM, Whitman D, Baxter-Lowe LA. PMID: 38028620; PMCID: PMC10667681.
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    3. Donor chimerism and immune reconstitution following haploidentical transplantation in sickle cell disease. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:1055497. Chu Y, Talano JA, Baxter-Lowe LA, Verbsky JW, Morris E, Mahanti H, Ayello J, Keever-Taylor C, Johnson B, Weinberg RS, Shi Q, Moore TB, Fabricatore S, Grossman B, van de Ven C, Shenoy S, Cairo MS. PMID: 36569951; PMCID: PMC9780682.
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    4. Cell-free DNA as a solid-organ transplant biomarker: technologies and approaches. Biomark Med. 2022 04; 16(5):401-415. Edwards RL, Menteer J, Lestz RM, Baxter-Lowe LA. PMID: 35195028.
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    5. Defining and characterizing HLA diversity. Hum Immunol. 2021 07; 82(7):455-456. Baxter-Lowe LA. PMID: 34059370.
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    6. The changing landscape of HLA typing: Understanding how and when HLA typing data can be used with confidence from bench to bedside. Hum Immunol. 2021 Jul; 82(7):466-477. Baxter-Lowe LA. PMID: 34030895.
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    7. The discovery of the HLA-B*56:75 allele shows that HLA sequencing is important in all transplant settings. HLA. 2021 05; 97(5):463-464. Quon JC, Lyle WD, Baxter-Lowe LA. PMID: 33369190.
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    8. Growing evidence that 2-field high-resolution HLA typing is important for kidney transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2020 12; 20(12):3277-3278. Baxter-Lowe LA. PMID: 32484291.
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    9. The clinical impact of donor-specific antibodies on antibody-mediated rejection and long-term prognosis after heart transplantation. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2019 06; 24(3):245-251. Su JA, Baxter-Lowe LA, Kantor PF, Szmuszkovicz JR, Menteer J. PMID: 31090631.
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    10. Human leukocyte antigens antibodies after lung transplantation: Primary results of the HALT study. Am J Transplant. 2018 09; 18(9):2285-2294. Hachem RR, Kamoun M, Budev MM, Askar M, Ahya VN, Lee JC, Levine DJ, Pollack MS, Dhillon GS, Weill D, Schechtman KB, Leard LE, Golden JA, Baxter-Lowe L, Mohanakumar T, Tyan DB, Yusen RD. PMID: 29687961; PMCID: PMC6117197.
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    11. CPRA for allocation of kidneys in the US: More candidates ≥98% CPRA, lower positive crossmatch rates and improved transplant rates for sensitized patients. Hum Immunol. 2016 May; 77(5):395-402. Baxter-Lowe LA, Kucheryavaya A, Tyan D, Reinsmoen N. PMID: 27012168.
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    12. Impact of allele-level HLA matching on outcomes after myeloablative single unit umbilical cord blood transplantation for hematologic malignancy. Blood. 2014 Jan 02; 123(1):133-40. Eapen M, Klein JP, Ruggeri A, Spellman S, Lee SJ, Anasetti C, Arcese W, Barker JN, Baxter-Lowe LA, Brown M, Fernandez-Vina MA, Freeman J, He W, Iori AP, Horowitz MM, Locatelli F, Marino S, Maiers M, Michel G, Sanz GF, Gluckman E, Rocha V, Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research, Netcord, Eurocord, and the European G. PMID: 24141369; PMCID: PMC3879902.
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    13. Amino acid substitution at peptide-binding pockets of HLA class I molecules increases risk of severe acute GVHD and mortality. Blood. 2013 Nov 21; 122(22):3651-8. Pidala J, Wang T, Haagenson M, Spellman SR, Askar M, Battiwalla M, Baxter-Lowe LA, Bitan M, Fernandez-Viña M, Gandhi M, Jakubowski AA, Maiers M, Marino SR, Marsh SG, Oudshoorn M, Palmer J, Prasad VK, Reddy V, Ringden O, Saber W, Santarone S, Schultz KR, Setterholm M, Trachtenberg E, Turner EV, Woolfrey AE, Lee SJ, Anasetti C. PMID: 23982174; PMCID: PMC3837514.
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    14. Effect of HLA-matching recipients to donor noninherited maternal antigens on outcomes after mismatched umbilical cord blood transplantation for hematologic malignancy. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2012 Dec; 18(12):1890-6. Rocha V, Spellman S, Zhang MJ, Ruggeri A, Purtill D, Brady C, Baxter-Lowe LA, Baudoux E, Bergamaschi P, Chow R, Freed B, Koegler G, Kurtzberg J, Larghero J, Lecchi L, Nagler A, Navarrette C, Prasad V, Pouthier F, Price T, Ratanatharathorn V, van Rood JJ, Horowitz MM, Gluckman E, Eapen M, Eurocord-European Blood and Marrow Transplant Group and the Center for International Blood and Marro. PMID: 22814031; PMCID: PMC3826155.
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    15. Scoring HLA class I mismatches by HistoCheck does not predict clinical outcome in unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2012 May; 18(5):739-46. Spellman S, Klein J, Haagenson M, Askar M, Baxter-Lowe LA, He J, Hsu S, Blasczyk R, Hurley C. PMID: 21963622; PMCID: PMC3270214.
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    16. Kidney transplantation at UCSF: 8,300 transplants and onward. Clin Transpl. 2010; 161-7. Wojciechowski D, Hirose R, Stock P, Vincenti F, Baxter-Lowe LA, Salvatierra O. PMID: 21696039.
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    17. Advancement and clinical implications of HLA typing in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cancer Treat Res. 2009; 144:71-94. Baxter-Lowe LA, Hurley CK. PMID: 19779873.
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    18. Results of the Cord Blood Transplantation Study (COBLT): clinical outcomes of unrelated donor umbilical cord blood transplantation in pediatric patients with hematologic malignancies. Blood. 2008 Nov 15; 112(10):4318-27. Kurtzberg J, Prasad VK, Carter SL, Wagner JE, Baxter-Lowe LA, Wall D, Kapoor N, Guinan EC, Feig SA, Wagner EL, Kernan NA, COBLT Steering Committee. PMID: 18723429; PMCID: PMC2581998.
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    19. High-resolution donor-recipient HLA matching contributes to the success of unrelated donor marrow transplantation. Blood. 2007 Dec 15; 110(13):4576-83. Lee SJ, Klein J, Haagenson M, Baxter-Lowe LA, Confer DL, Eapen M, Fernandez-Vina M, Flomenberg N, Horowitz M, Hurley CK, Noreen H, Oudshoorn M, Petersdorf E, Setterholm M, Spellman S, Weisdorf D, Williams TM, Anasetti C. PMID: 17785583.
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    20. A high degree of HLA disparity arises from limited allelic diversity: analysis of 1775 unrelated bone marrow transplant donor-recipient pairs. Hum Immunol. 2007 Jan; 68(1):30-40. Hurley CK, Fernandez-Vina M, Hildebrand WH, Noreen HJ, Trachtenberg E, Williams TM, Baxter-Lowe LA, Begovich AB, Petersdorf E, Selvakumar A, Stastny P, Hegland J, Hartzman RJ, Carston M, Gandham S, Kollman C, Nelson G, Spellman S, Setterholm M. PMID: 17207710.
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    21. Impact of HLA class I and class II high-resolution matching on outcomes of unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation: HLA-C mismatching is associated with a strong adverse effect on transplantation outcome. Blood. 2004 Oct 01; 104(7):1923-30. Flomenberg N, Baxter-Lowe LA, Confer D, Fernandez-Vina M, Filipovich A, Horowitz M, Hurley C, Kollman C, Anasetti C, Noreen H, Begovich A, Hildebrand W, Petersdorf E, Schmeckpeper B, Setterholm M, Trachtenberg E, Williams T, Yunis E, Weisdorf D. PMID: 15191952.
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