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HLA typing

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HLA typing (chl-)
n.
A method for determining compatibility for bone marrow transplantation using the tissue of unrelated donors and recipients.


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HLA typing checks antigens or proteins on the surface of skin tissue.
However, with the improvement in sequencing technologies and researchers gaining the ability to generate sequences for longer segments of the genome, Hannon envisions wider clinical applications for their method such as HLA typing, already an important diagnostic tool for autoimmune diseases, cancer, and for predicting the risk of organ transplantation.
To match a donor to a recipient, doctors compare HLA typing, a blood test including the specific genetic make-up at three locations, consisting of one set from the mother and one from the father, so it ends up to be six-point comparison, Medical News Today reported.
 
 
 
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