Adequate Hla Matching in Keratoplasty (Developments in Ophthalmology 36)

Adequate HLA Matching in Keratoplasty, Vol. 36

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction 1
The Short Story of HLA and Its Methods 5
Degree of Compatibility for HLA-A and -B Affects Outcome in High-Risk Corneal
Transplantation 12
Histocompatibility and Corneal Transplantation 22
HLA Class I and II Matching Improves Prognosis in Penetrating Normal-Risk
Keratoplasty 42
Individual Analysis of Expected Time on the Waiting List for HLA-Matched
Corneal Grafts 50
Shortage in the Face of Plenty: Improving the Allocation of Corneas for
Transplantation 56
Future HLA Matching Strategies in Clinical Transplantation 62
The Role of Minor Histocompatibility Alloantigens in Penetrating Keratoplasty
74
A Clinician's Outlook on HLA Matching for Keratoplasty 89
Subject Index 98