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Third Sublocus in the HL–A Human Transplantation System

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THE HL–A system is the main transplantation antigenic system in man, and in this regard is analogous to the H–2 system in mice or the Ag–B system in rats. Differences in HL–A types between donor and recipient are associated with differing lengths of survival of transplanted organs.

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WALFORD, R., FINKELSTEIN, S., HANNA, C. et al. Third Sublocus in the HL–A Human Transplantation System. Nature 224, 74–75 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224074a0

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