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KMID : 1100720140340050408
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Annals of Laboratory Medicine
2014 Volume.34 No. 5 p.408 ~ p.410
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False-Positive Reactions Against HLA Class II Molecules Detected in Luminex Single-Antigen Bead Assays
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In Ji-Won
Rho Eun-Youn
Shin Sue
Park Kyoung-Un
Song Eun-Young
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Abstract
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Anti-donor HLA-specific antibodies (DSA) are associated with poor graft outcomes in renal transplantations [1, 2]. Panel reactive antibody (PRA) assays using the Luminex platform are commonly used to detect DSA. PRA assays are performed by using three different panels: 1) pooled antigen panels that use bead populations coated in affinity-purified HLA molecules obtained from multiple cell lines, which are used as screening tests; 2) phenotype panels that use bead populations bearing HLA proteins from a cell line derived from a single individual; and 3) single-antigen bead (SAB) assays that use beads coated in molecules representing a single cloned allelic HLA antigen [3]. Each bead population in phenotype panels features more than one type of HLA molecule, thus requiring expertise to interpret the results, whereas SAB assays provide accurate identification of HLA antibodies [3]. However, cloned HLA antigens are not in their native state. Purification and bead coating can lead to conformational changes that could cause binding of clinically irrelevant antibodies [4-9]. Here, we report a case with suspected false reactions against denatured HLA class II molecules in SAB assays.
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