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This document discusses HLA (human leukocyte antigen) tissue typing. It explains that HLA molecules expressed on cells present antigens to T lymphocytes to initiate immune responses. There are two main classes of HLA - class I proteins coded by HLA-A, -B, and -C genes that present antigens to cytotoxic T cells, and class II proteins coded by HLA-DR, -DQ, and -DP genes that present antigens to helper T cells. HLA typing is important for transplant matching and there are two main methods - serological typing
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- SajjadAhmad_QMC
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- EN