Published December 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

Genetic studies of the HLA-D region by the primed lymphocyte test

  • 1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

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The control and influence of the stimulating DRw antigens on primed lymphocyte typing (PLT) response was studied by using a discriminatory PLT assay with a low responder: stimulator ratio. Positive restimulation was established at 90.3% RR, based on a statistical evaluation of a composite or %RR values from 13 separate intrafamily PLTs performed in this laboratory. Two intrafamily PLT cells were then made against specificities HLA-DRwl and HLA-DRw3 and restimulated with a panel of unrelated individuals. The results show a very high correlation (p < 0.001) between the HLA-DRw antigen specificity of those unrelated panel cells that stimulated in PLT and the HLA-DRw target specificity, which shows that PLT reactivity is strongly influenced by HLA-DRw

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Gamma radiation

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Journal Title
Transplant. Proc.
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
4
Series
Transplant. Proc.
Journal Page Range
775-779