The complement-mediated prozone effect in the Luminex single-antigen bead assay and its impact on HLA antibody determination in patient sera

International Journal of Immunogenetics

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 171-177

  Weinstock, C ^a   Schnaidt, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1Q; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1R; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C1S INHIBITOR; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; EDETIC ACID; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIBODY; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTIFACT; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; COMPLEMENT DEPENDENT CYTOTOXICITY; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DILUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROZONE; REVIEW; SINGLE ANTIGEN BEAD ASSAY;

ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS; COMPLEMENT C1; COMPLEMENT C4; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 84877798193     PISSN: 17443121     EISSN: 1744313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-313X.2012.01147.x     Document Type: Review

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