title: Relevance of histocompatibility testing in clinical transplantation.
abstract: This, article discusses HLA antigen identification procedures and the relevance of matching donor-recipient HLA to renal allograft survival. Moreover, cross-match procedures are discussed in light of their ability to detect relevant recipient antidonor immunity and its correlation to graft outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Kerman
mesh_terms: D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000276:immunology; D006648:Histocompatibility / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D009710:Nucleotide Mapping; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome