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Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match: Opportunities and challenges in optimizing compatibility of HLA eplets in transplantation.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Apr 2021
Lemieux William, Mohammadhassanzadeh Hossein, Klement William, Daniel Claude, Sapir-Pichhadze Ruth
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The development of donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) is a major complication in transplantation, which is associated with inferior graft survival, impaired quality of life, and increased healthcare costs. DSA develop upon recognition of nonself HLA by the recipient's immune system. HLA molecules contain epitopes, which are the surface regions of HLA molecules recognized by antibodies. HLAMatchmaker is an algorithm...
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