Korean J Clin Pathol.  2000 Apr;20(2):210-214.

Positive Rate of HLA Class I Antibodies in Multiparous Korean Women

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Clinical Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Anti-HLA antibodies are most frequently induced by transfusion or pregnancy, and these anibodies can be used as antisera for HLA typing. However these antibodies may elicit adverse reactions such as transfusion reaction or rejection of transplanted organs. In this study, frequency and specificities of antibodies against HLA class I antigens were determined in multiparous Korean women.
METHODS
Sera from 671 multiparous women were tested for anti-HLA antibody screening by standard microlymphocytotoxicity test using 49~50 lymphocyte panels. PRA(panel reactive antibody) values were calculated as percentage of postive panels among total lymphocyte panels tested. HLA antibody specificities and reaction strengths were determined by analysis of serologic reaction patterns.
RESULTS
A total of 671 sera were tested and 124 sera(18.5%) were positive for HLA antibodies. Among HLA antibody-positive sera(n=124), 117(94.4%) showed PRA values of < OR = 50% and only 7(5.6%) showed PRA values of >50%. Specificities of HLA antibodies were identified in 51 sera(41.1%) and 18 sera(14.5%) contained reagent quality antibodies(r> or =0.8, SI> or =70%), corresponding to 2.7% of total multiparous women. Among these, 4 sera had monospecific HLA antibodies and 14 sera had HLA antibodies against two or more antigens: 4 sera containing HLA antibodies against 7 CREG(cross reactive group), 5 sera containing antibodies against 5 CREG.
CONCLUSION
Through the analysis of frequency and specificity of HLA antibodies in 671 multiparous women, it is concluded that HLA antisera can be obtained from multiparous women as effectively as from pregnant women. The frequency of high level of sensitization(PRA>50%), which can elicit problems in relation to transfusion or organ transplantation, is very low(1.0%).

Keyword

HLA antibodies; HLA antisera; Multiparity; PRA; Korean

MeSH Terms

Antibodies*
Antibody Specificity
Blood Group Incompatibility
Female
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Immune Sera
Lymphocytes
Mass Screening
Organ Transplantation
Parity
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women
Sensitivity and Specificity
Transplants
Antibodies
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Immune Sera
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