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Table. 3.

HLA typing methods and frequently used kits

Methods/kits 2022
1st 2nd
HLA-A HLA-B HLA-C HLA-DR HLA-DQ HLA-DP HLA-A HLA-B HLA-C HLA-DR HLA-DQ HLA-DP
PCR-SSP 23 23 13 23 13 0 24 24 14 24 14 0
Micro SSP Generic Trays, One Lambda
HLA PCR/SSP Kit, Biosewoom
PCR-SSOP 28 28 13 28 23 1 27 27 12 27 22 1
LABType SSO, One Lambda
INNO LiPA HLA kit, Fujirebio
SBT 16 16 16 16 9 1 15 15 14 15 9 1
SeCore SBT kit, One Lambda
Allele SEQR HLA, GenDx
AVITA cross HLA SBT kit, BIOWITHUS
AVITA plus HLA SBT kit, BIOWITHUS
AVITA HLA SBT kit, BIOWITHUS
NGS 12 12 11 12 10 6 13 13 12 13 12 8
NGSgo HLA-NGS (6 loci), GenDx
AllType NGS (11 loci), One Lambda
Others 4 4 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
Total 83 83 57 83 59 9 81 81 54 81 58 11

The use of LIFECODES HLA SSO typing kit was stopped since 2021. The instruments were from the following companies: One Lambda (Canoga Park, CA, USA), Biosewoom (Seoul, Korea), Fujirebio Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), GenDx (Utrecht, The Netherlands), and Biowithus Inc. (Seoul, Korea).

Abbreviations: HLA, human leukocyte antigen; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SSP, sequence specific primers; SSOP, sequence specific oligonucleotide probe; SBT, sequence-based typing; NGS, next generation sequence.

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