METHOD USING HLA EPITOPE DETERMINATION

摘要

Disclosed herein are methods and kits for characterizing HLA types in terms of epitopes, which is referred to as "epityping". In one aspect there is provided a method for HLA typing, comprising detecting a plurality of epitopes present in one or more HLA molecules in a sample from a subject, wherein each epitope comprises a region of the HLA molecule which can be recognised by an anti-HLA antibody, and thereby determining a set of HLA epitopes characteristic of the HLA type of the subject.