title: UHG crossmatching. A comparison with PCR-SSO typing in the selection of HLA-DPB1-compatible bone marrow donors.
abstract: The technique of universal heteroduplex generator (UHG) crossmatching has been developed to permit comparison of HLA-DPB1 alleles between two or more individuals. It offers a rapid and simple method of screening prospective bone marrow donors for HLA-DPB1 compatibility with the recipient. We present the nucleotide sequence and describe the method of construction of the DPB1 UHG. To test its effectiveness, 56 patient-bone marrow donor pairs previously HLA-DPB1-typed by PCR-SSO probing, were tested by UHG crossmatching. In 52/56 (93%) pairs there was concordance between PCR-SSO typing and UHG crossmatching. All 32 pairs that were defined as mismatched by PCR-SSO typing were also mismatched by UHG crossmatching. We conclude that UHG crossmatching is a simple, sensitive, and cost effective method of HLA-DPB1 matching for the rapid selection of compatible bone marrow donors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplantation Sciences, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Clay
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Culpan
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sage
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bidwell
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D006682:HLA-DP Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009692:Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes / Q000235:genetics*; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014019:Tissue Donors
chemical_list: D006682:HLA-DP Antigens; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; C071170:HLA-DPB1 antigen; D009692:Nucleic Acid Heteroduplexes; D009841:Oligonucleotides