Epitope Matching in Kidney Allocation Webinar
September 27, 2017 from 02:00pm to 03:00pm EDT
Speaker:
Massimo Mangiola, PhD • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Moderator:
Julie Yabu, MD • UCLA
After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:
- Describe epitopes in the context of transplantation.
- Discuss the importance of epitopes in HLA compatibility and optimizing graft outcome.
- Summarize how to potentially use "epitope tools" in HLA antibody analysis and matching of donors and recipients pairs.