What Is the Best Current Technology for Determining HLA Types

question 39

Multiple Choice

What is the best current technology for determining HLA types?

• A)Flow cytometry detecting mixed lymphocyte cytotoxicity reactions.
• B)Flow cytometry using labeled antibodies to cell surface antigens.
• C)Molecular determination of which HLA alleles are in the DNA.
• D)Molecular determination of which HLA alleles are expressed by the RNA.

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