RAPID HLA-DRB1 GENERIC TYPING BY PCR-SSP METHOD

We report a simple and rapid HLA-DRB1 generic typing metbod,PCR-SSP,which is practical and inexpensive.We use 9 sequence-specific primers and 2 group specific primers to define the HLA-DRB1 specificities DR1,DR2,DR3,DR4,DR5,DR6,DR7,DR8,DR9 and DR10. The HLA DR3,DR5,DR6 and DR8 can be amplified by the two primers of DR3568 are positive.Any individuals can be typed with some exception: the three pairs of phenotype DR3/DR3 and DR3/DR6,DR5/DR5 and DR5/DR6, DR8/DR8 and DR8/DR6 cannot be discriminated from each other.We typed 106 unrelated healthy people from Beijing locations in two weeks.We think this typing method is suitable to replace the error-Prone serologic HLA-DR tests in routine clinical practice,including the prospective typing of cadaveric organ donors.