Leucocyte Antigen Facts Book

Human Leucocyte Antigen Matching Strategy

The human leucocyte antigen (HLA) system.

Since the discovery of the HLA system, over 40 years ago, we now have an understanding of the role of HLA molecules in the adaptive immune response, as well as in the alloimmune response experienced when foreign HLA is introduced into an individual via transplant, transfusion or pregnancy. Retrospective studies in the 1970s and 1980s illustrated the importance of matching for HLA antigens in tr...

Do stylised facts of order book markets need strategic behaviour?

This paper studies the role of strategy and the order book market mechanism in price dynamics and the order flow behaviour. To this end we analyse a zero-intelligence agent model of a dynamic limit order market. Stylised facts of limit order markets are shown to be influenced and, in some cases, governed by the market mechanism rather than strategic interaction. Positive correlation in order ty...

The Little ICU Book of Facts and Formulas

Page 1 of 1 (page number not for citation purposes) Books now compete with web-based electronic resources, and the challenge for authors and publishers is how to provide accurate and timely information with sufficient depth and breadth to be useful in the workplace. A book of this type therefore has to compromise between size and detail, demonstrate balance in selection of material, and appeal ...

Comparison of Mouse Ly5a and Ly5b Leucocyte Common Antigen Alleles

The family of leucocyte common antigen (LCA) transmembrane glycoproteins is expressed in most hematopoietic cells. Molecular isoforms of the LCA molecule are generated by alternative splicing of a single gene encoded on the murine chromosome 1. Three LCA alleles with different antigenic reactivities have been identified in inbred mouse strains. To investigate the divergence between alleles, cDN...