title: [Introduction for HLA typing; variety of antigens, condition of sample collection, applications of testing, and clinical significance].
authors.affiliation: Hyogo Red Cross Blood Center.
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: Kumiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akita
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic; D004247:DNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006648:Histocompatibility; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013048:Specimen Handling; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014180:Transplantation
chemical_list: D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D004247:DNA