title: Organ transplantation and the immune response gene. Clinical correlations and donor requirements.
abstract: Major gains have been made in the area of clinical organ transplantations due to recent studies concerning the human histocompatibility locus (HLA). These basic science findings, along with developments in clinical pharmacology have allowed for a much broader use of donor sources, and a significant prolongation in clinical life span for these transplantation recipients.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005802:Genes, MHC Class II; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006351:Heart Valves / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000637:transplantation; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014181:Transplantation Immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens