PMID- 21723898
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20120402
LR  - 20111125
IS  - 1879-1166 (Electronic)
IS  - 0198-8859 (Linking)
VI  - 72
IP  - 12
DP  - 2011 Dec
TI  - Definitions of histocompatibility typing terms: Harmonization of 
      Histocompatibility Typing Terms Working Group.
PG  - 1214-6
LID - 10.1016/j.humimm.2011.06.002 [doi]
AB  - Histocompatibility testing for stem cell and solid organ transplantation has 
      become increasingly complex as newly discovered human leukocyte antigen (HLA) 
      alleles are described. HLA typing assignments reported by laboratories are used 
      by physicians and donor registries for matching donors and recipients. To 
      communicate effectively, a common language for histocompatibility terms should be 
      established. In early 2010, representatives from clinical, registry, and 
      histocompatibility organizations joined together as the Harmonization of 
      Histocompatibility Typing Terms Working Group to define a consensual language for 
      laboratories, physicians and registries to communicate histocompatibility typing 
      information. The Working Group defined terms for HLA typing resolution, HLA 
      matching and a format for reporting HLA assignments. In addition, definitions of 
      verification typing and extended typing were addressed. The original draft of the 
      Definitions of Histocompatibility Typing Terms was disseminated to colleagues 
      from each organization to gain feedback and create a collaborative document. 
      Commentary gathered during this 90-day review period were discussed and 
      implemented for preparation of this report. Histocompatibility testing continues 
      to evolve thus, the definitions agreed upon today, likely will require refinement 
      and perhaps additional terminology in the future.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2011 American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. 
      Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Nunes, Eduardo
AU  - Nunes E
AD  - AABB, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
FAU - Heslop, Helen
AU  - Heslop H
FAU - Fernandez-Vina, Marcelo
AU  - Fernandez-Vina M
FAU - Taves, Cynthia
AU  - Taves C
FAU - Wagenknecht, Dawn R
AU  - Wagenknecht DR
FAU - Eisenbrey, A Bradley
AU  - Eisenbrey AB
FAU - Fischer, Gottfried
AU  - Fischer G
FAU - Poulton, Kay
AU  - Poulton K
FAU - Wacker, Kara
AU  - Wacker K
FAU - Hurley, Carolyn Katovich
AU  - Hurley CK
FAU - Noreen, Harriet
AU  - Noreen H
FAU - Sacchi, Nicoletta
AU  - Sacchi N
CN  - Harmonization of Histocompatibility Typing Terms Working Group
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Practice Guideline
DEP - 20110615
PL  - United States
TA  - Hum Immunol
JT  - Human immunology
JID - 8010936
RN  - 0 (HLA Antigens)
SB  - IM
MH  - Consensus
MH  - HLA Antigens/classification/*immunology
MH  - *Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
MH  - Hematopoietic Stem Cells/*immunology
MH  - Histocompatibility/*immunology
MH  - Histocompatibility Testing/methods/*standards
MH  - Humans
MH  - Registries/standards
MH  - Transplantation, Homologous
EDAT- 2011/07/05 06:00
MHDA- 2012/04/03 06:00
CRDT- 2011/07/05 06:00
PHST- 2011/05/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2011/06/07 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2011/06/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2011/07/05 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2011/07/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/04/03 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0198-8859(11)00146-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.humimm.2011.06.002 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Hum Immunol. 2011 Dec;72(12):1214-6. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2011.06.002. Epub 2011 
      Jun 15.