HLA typing

HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigens):

HLA typing is a type of genetic test used to identify certain individual variations in a person’s immune system.

It is much more complicated than blood typing. HLA matching is used to identify people who can safely donate stem cells, an organ or bone marrow to a person who needs a transplant. If two people have the same HLA type, they are considered to be “matched”. Different diagnoses, treatments and stem cell types require different levels of matching.

Method: Saliva sample

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