Uses of HLA
1. Before tissue transplantation (liver and kidney transplantation)
2. For determination of paternity
3. Platelet transfusion
4. Finding association of HLA with disease.
HLA- DR; with Rheumatoid arthritis (Inflammation in joint, hand, feet)
HLA- B27; Ankylosing spondylitis (inflammatory arthritis affecting spine and large joint).
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