Extended family members are not likely to be close HLA matches. Research has found that a donor must match a minimum of 6 HLA markers.
Many times a closer match is required. There is a group of genes present in all animals called the major histocompatibility complex MHC. The more HLA antigens shared between a recipient and donor, the better the potential outcome of the transplantation.
For bone marrow transplantation, a near-perfect match is required whereas for kidney transplantation, a lesser match can result in a successful, functioning transplant.
A : Human Leukocyte Antigens are the human form of MHC and are proteins located on the surface of white blood cells and other tissues in the body. This causes rejection of the transplanted tissue or organ. A : HLA typing is used to identify the best donor for a transplant recipient.
In the best case scenario the donor will have the exact HLA antigens as the recipient. The risk of transplant rejection is lessened for well-matched donor-recipient pairs. Certain diseases are associated with particular HLA types. For example, a person with ankylosing spondylitis a disease like rheumatoid arthritis is likely to have HLA-B27 antigens. HLA typing can help a physician differentiate ankylosing spondylitis from other disorders.
A : HLA testing is performed on a sample of blood. The blood can be separated into components such as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma or serum.
After blood clots, the fluid portion is called serum. HLA typing is performed on the white blood cells known as lymphocytes. There are 2 specific types of antibody testing that we perform:. The test is performed with the white blood cells lymphocytes from the potential donor and the serum the straw yellow-colored fluid formed when blood clots of the patient.
A : A PRA test can be performed many different ways. If the patient has antibodies to a particular HLA protein, the antibodies will bind. We then add other special proteins to allow us to detect that the antibody is bound to the HLA protein. Downing J. The lymphocyte crossmatch by flow cytometry for kidney transplantation. Methods Mol Biol. Bone Marrow Transplant. American Association for Clinical Chemistry. HLA testing. Updated July 10, Acute graft versus host disease: a comprehensive review.
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