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Application of calculated panel reactive antibody using HLA frequencies in Koreans.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2012
Jang Ji-Young, Kim Yoon-Joo, Kim Yonggoo, Park Yeon-Joon, Han Kyungja, Oh Eun-Jee
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BACKGROUND: Introduction of the Luminex panel reactive antibody (PRA)-single antigen (SA) assay has increased the detection rates of unacceptable antigens in sensitized patients; the calculated PRA (CPRA) level represents the percentage of actual organ donors that express 1 or more of these unacceptable antigens. We developed a CPRA calculator based on the HLA frequencies in Koreans to measure sensitization...
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