HLA genotyping and antibody characterization using the Luminex™ multiplex technology

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-278

  Heinemann, Falko Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibody identification; Antibody screening; Cost effectiveness analysis; HLA; HLA antibodies; PCR

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DNA;

ALLELE; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TEST; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 69549113042     PISSN: 16603796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000228834     Document Type: Review

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