Korean J Clin Pathol.
1998 Dec;18(4):630-633.
Procurement of HLA Class I Antisera from Multiparous Blood Donors
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- 1Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center.
- 2Blood Transfusion Research Institure, Korean National Red Cross, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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BACKGROUND: HLA antisera are procured mainly from placental blood or blood of multiparous women. The latter has a merit that a large volume of antisera could be obtained, once the antisera are found to be of good quality.
METHODS
A total of 1,437 multiparous blood donors were screened for the presence of anti- HLA antibodies. After the first screening with 20 panel cells, initially reactive sera were re- screened with 30 panel cells.
RESULTS
Of 1,437 sera, 50 sera (3.5%) were reactive to both the first and the second screening panel cells. Among 50 sera, 25 (50.0%) sera could be assigned for their antibody specificity with r value of 0.8 or more. Only 14 samples (1.0%) showed reactivity to two or more panels with same antigen specificity and strength index of 80% or more. Four donors repeatedly donated blood with specificities of A24, A26, B7, and B7+B40, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS
Screening of HLA class I antibodies in multiparous blood donors showed that HLA antisera of good quality could be obtained in about 1% of the donors in Korea.
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