While the exact cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown, genetics play a significant role, with the HLA-DR4 gene increasing the risk. However, most people with RA are the only ones in their ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune condition where the immune system destroys insulin-producing β-cells in the pancreas. Yet, not all patients lose insulin function at the same pace. Understanding ...

Thus, the HLA-DR4 and -B39 antigens may be associated with infection by T. cruzi; -DR16 with susceptibility to the cardiac condition, and -A68 with protection against cardiomyopathy [67].

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a form of arthritis in children. Arthritis causes joint swelling (inflammation) and joint stiffness. JIA is arthritis that affects 1 or more joints for at least ...

Not only might such understanding help tailor new, alternative drug therapies for hypersensitive patients, but it may also give us an insight into the mechanisms behind HLA-associated autoimmune ...

Market Overview and Growth Trajectory: HLA Typing Market Growth: According to an exhaustive report by The Research Insights, the HLA Typing Market is experiencing significant growth.

1 Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. An increasing number of HLA associations have been observed with drug-hypersensitivity ...

Sequential analysis of HLA-C-specific killer cell inhibitory receptor (CD158b) expressing peripheral blood mononuclear cells during chronic graft-versus-host disease J Tanaka, Y Tutumi, A Mori, S ...

This Wednesday our Purdue Student Farm interns took a trip to Illinois to visit UIUC’s Sustainable Student Farm. We met with their farm manager, Matt Turino, who toured us around the 7-acre plot. The ...

L2Tek has announced the immediate availability of Gigalight’s silicon photonics (SiPh) transceiver portfolio for customers across the UK and Europe. The British light tech distributor's offering ...

Jean Dausset, who received the Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1980 for his discovery of the human major histocompatibility complex (human leukocyte antigen (HLA)), died in Palma de Majorca, Spain, on ...

Post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) has opened up transplants from less-than-perfectly matched HLA donors and recipients, but some HLA matching is still needed, Jimenez Jimenez explains.