Article
Evaluating the significance of HLA class II genotype matching in living-related liver transplantation.
Transplant immunology - 1 Jun 1996
Yamamoto E, Honda K, Tanaka K, Awane M, Takeda R, Fukushima S, Uemoto S, Inamoto T, Ishizaki K, Ikenaga M, Yamaoka Y
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the clinical significance of HLA class II matching in living-related liver transplantation, the genotypes of HLA class II including DPB1 were determined by the PCR-RFLP (polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism) method and their matching was compared to the p...
Topics
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Genotype
- Graft Rejection
- HLA-D Antigens
- HLA-DP Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Infant
- Liver Transplantation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Transplantation, Homologous