Organ transplantation is a challenge, requiring immunosuppressive drugs and careful matching of donor and recipient for human leukocyte antigen markers, receptors on immune cells that recognize foreign proteins. (discovermagazine.com)
They instead implicate immune genes called human leukocyte antigens (HLAs), which are central to our body's ability to detect invading pathogens. (discovermagazine.com)
The second cohort of 140 patients with human leukocyte antigen - matched unrelated donor transplants completed enrollment in November 2017, with data expected from this randomized double - blind arm of the study in the next six months. (sciencedaily.com)