The role of major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related gene A antibodies in organ transplantation

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 414-418

  Zou, Yizhou ^a   Stastny, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

HLA; Major histocompatibility complex class I chain related gene A; Major histocompatibility complex class I chain related gene B; Sequence based typing; Single antigen Luminex test

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MICA GENE; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

ANTIBODIES; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES; GENOTYPE; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68849097554     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0b013e32832d835e     Document Type: Review

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