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HLA-EMMA: A user-friendly tool to analyse HLA class I and class II compatibility on the amino acid level.
HLA - 1 Jul 2020
Kramer Cynthia S M, Koster Johan, Haasnoot Geert W, Roelen Dave L, Claas Frans H J, Heidt Sebastiaan
Abstract excerpt
In renal transplantation, polymorphic amino acids on mismatched donor HLA molecules can lead to the induction of de novo donor-specific antibodies (DSA), which are associated with inferior graft survival. To ultimately prevent de novo DSA formation without unnecessarily precluding transplants it is essential to define which polymorphic amino acid mismatches can actually induce an antibody response. To facilitate...
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