Phenotype frequencies of autosomal minor histocompatibility antigens display significant differences among populations.

Minor histocompatibility (H) antigens are allogeneic target molecules having significant roles in alloimmune responses after human leukocyte antigen-matched solid organ and stem cell transplantation (SCT). Minor H antigens are instrumental in the processes of transplant rejection, graft-versus-host...

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Main Authors: Eric Spierings, Matthijs Hendriks, Léna Absi, Angelica Canossi, Sonal Chhaya, John Crowley, Harry Dolstra, Jean-François Eliaou, Tom Ellis, Jürgen Enczmann, Maria E Fasano, Thibaut Gervais, Clara Gorodezky, Brigitte Kircher, David Laurin, Mary S Leffell, Pascale Loiseau, Mari Malkki, Miroslaw Markiewicz, Miryam Martinetti, Etsuko Maruya, Narinder Mehra, Fatma Oguz, Machteld Oudshoorn, Noemi Pereira, Rajni Rani, Ruhena Sergeant, Jackie Thomson, Thuong Hien Tran, Hannu Turpeinen, Kuo-Liang Yang, Renata Zunec, Mary Carrington, Peter de Knijff, Els Goulmy
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-06-01
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author Eric Spierings
Matthijs Hendriks
Léna Absi
Angelica Canossi
Sonal Chhaya
John Crowley
Harry Dolstra
Jean-François Eliaou
Tom Ellis
Jürgen Enczmann
Maria E Fasano
Thibaut Gervais
Clara Gorodezky
Brigitte Kircher
David Laurin
Mary S Leffell
Pascale Loiseau
Mari Malkki
Miroslaw Markiewicz
Miryam Martinetti
Etsuko Maruya
Narinder Mehra
Fatma Oguz
Machteld Oudshoorn
Noemi Pereira
Rajni Rani
Ruhena Sergeant
Jackie Thomson
Thuong Hien Tran
Hannu Turpeinen
Kuo-Liang Yang
Renata Zunec
Mary Carrington
Peter de Knijff
Els Goulmy
author_facet Eric Spierings
Matthijs Hendriks
Léna Absi
Angelica Canossi
Sonal Chhaya
John Crowley
Harry Dolstra
Jean-François Eliaou
Tom Ellis
Jürgen Enczmann
Maria E Fasano
Thibaut Gervais
Clara Gorodezky
Brigitte Kircher
David Laurin
Mary S Leffell
Pascale Loiseau
Mari Malkki
Miroslaw Markiewicz
Miryam Martinetti
Etsuko Maruya
Narinder Mehra
Fatma Oguz
Machteld Oudshoorn
Noemi Pereira
Rajni Rani
Ruhena Sergeant
Jackie Thomson
Thuong Hien Tran
Hannu Turpeinen
Kuo-Liang Yang
Renata Zunec
Mary Carrington
Peter de Knijff
Els Goulmy
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description Minor histocompatibility (H) antigens are allogeneic target molecules having significant roles in alloimmune responses after human leukocyte antigen-matched solid organ and stem cell transplantation (SCT). Minor H antigens are instrumental in the processes of transplant rejection, graft-versus-host disease, and in the curative graft-versus-tumor effect of SCT. The latter characteristic enabled the current application of selected minor H antigens in clinical immunotherapeutic SCT protocols. No information exists on the global phenotypic distribution of the currently identified minor H antigens. Therefore, an estimation of their overall impact in human leukocyte antigen-matched solid organ and SCT in the major ethnic populations is still lacking. For the first time, a worldwide phenotype frequency analysis of ten autosomal minor H antigens was executed by 31 laboratories and comprised 2,685 randomly selected individuals from six major ethnic populations. Significant differences in minor H antigen frequencies were observed between the ethnic populations, some of which appeared to be geographically correlated.
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spelling doaj-art-b95e2c17c8d74b7e8a44a4306cbe19db2025-08-20T02:00:55ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Genetics1553-73901553-74042007-06-0136e10310.1371/journal.pgen.0030103Phenotype frequencies of autosomal minor histocompatibility antigens display significant differences among populations.Eric SpieringsMatthijs HendriksLéna AbsiAngelica CanossiSonal ChhayaJohn CrowleyHarry DolstraJean-François EliaouTom EllisJürgen EnczmannMaria E FasanoThibaut GervaisClara GorodezkyBrigitte KircherDavid LaurinMary S LeffellPascale LoiseauMari MalkkiMiroslaw MarkiewiczMiryam MartinettiEtsuko MaruyaNarinder MehraFatma OguzMachteld OudshoornNoemi PereiraRajni RaniRuhena SergeantJackie ThomsonThuong Hien TranHannu TurpeinenKuo-Liang YangRenata ZunecMary CarringtonPeter de KnijffEls GoulmyMinor histocompatibility (H) antigens are allogeneic target molecules having significant roles in alloimmune responses after human leukocyte antigen-matched solid organ and stem cell transplantation (SCT). Minor H antigens are instrumental in the processes of transplant rejection, graft-versus-host disease, and in the curative graft-versus-tumor effect of SCT. The latter characteristic enabled the current application of selected minor H antigens in clinical immunotherapeutic SCT protocols. No information exists on the global phenotypic distribution of the currently identified minor H antigens. Therefore, an estimation of their overall impact in human leukocyte antigen-matched solid organ and SCT in the major ethnic populations is still lacking. For the first time, a worldwide phenotype frequency analysis of ten autosomal minor H antigens was executed by 31 laboratories and comprised 2,685 randomly selected individuals from six major ethnic populations. Significant differences in minor H antigen frequencies were observed between the ethnic populations, some of which appeared to be geographically correlated.https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.0030103&type=printable
spellingShingle Eric Spierings
Matthijs Hendriks
Léna Absi
Angelica Canossi
Sonal Chhaya
John Crowley
Harry Dolstra
Jean-François Eliaou
Tom Ellis
Jürgen Enczmann
Maria E Fasano
Thibaut Gervais
Clara Gorodezky
Brigitte Kircher
David Laurin
Mary S Leffell
Pascale Loiseau
Mari Malkki
Miroslaw Markiewicz
Miryam Martinetti
Etsuko Maruya
Narinder Mehra
Fatma Oguz
Machteld Oudshoorn
Noemi Pereira
Rajni Rani
Ruhena Sergeant
Jackie Thomson
Thuong Hien Tran
Hannu Turpeinen
Kuo-Liang Yang
Renata Zunec
Mary Carrington
Peter de Knijff
Els Goulmy
Phenotype frequencies of autosomal minor histocompatibility antigens display significant differences among populations.
PLoS Genetics
title Phenotype frequencies of autosomal minor histocompatibility antigens display significant differences among populations.
title_full Phenotype frequencies of autosomal minor histocompatibility antigens display significant differences among populations.
title_fullStr Phenotype frequencies of autosomal minor histocompatibility antigens display significant differences among populations.
title_full_unstemmed Phenotype frequencies of autosomal minor histocompatibility antigens display significant differences among populations.
title_short Phenotype frequencies of autosomal minor histocompatibility antigens display significant differences among populations.
title_sort phenotype frequencies of autosomal minor histocompatibility antigens display significant differences among populations
url https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.0030103&type=printable
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