title: Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system.
abstract: The Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System of the World Health Organization standardizes the nomenclature of the HLA system and meets regularly during the International Histocompatibility Workshops. During the 15th International Histocompatibility Workshop in Buzios (RJ), Brazil, in September 2008, there was a meeting of the nomenclature committee when new rules were established, which were implemented in April 2010.
authors.affiliation: Division of Histocompatibility, Clinical Pathology Deparment, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein - HIAE, São Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Margareth Afonso
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: Immunogenetics Laboratory - LIG, Sao Paulo, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Maria Elisa Hue
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Moraes