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HLA mismatch

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HLA mismatch
The nonmatching of HLA antigen in recipients of renal and other allografts. See Transplantation. Cf HLA match.


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In the US, only about 17% of transplants have no HLA mismatch whatsoever.
1 The risk factors for AMR include presentitization due to blood transfusion, previous organ transplant, or pregnancy, and significant HLA mismatch (>2/6).
The immunologic risk for post-transplant rejection as reflected in the degree of HLA mismatch and in an elevated pretransplant panel reactive antibody of more than 10% was similar, regardless of genotype.
 
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