title: Personal identification by HLA typing of cultured fibroblasts derived from cadaveric tissues.
abstract: A method for HLA typing of cultured fibroblasts derived from abdominal skin was developed and applied for personal identification of a cadaver. Successful results were obtained using the conventional NIH HLA typing method for lymphocytes after a slight modification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishitani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hisayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Funatsuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000276:immunology*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens