AIDS Treatments Seek To Eradicate Virus, Restore Immunity
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... this finding, the University of Wisconsin plans to add maternal HLA typing to their pre-transplantation procedures." To minimize the risk of transplant rejection, surgeons try to find donors who are genetically similar to the recipient. The best outcomes are achieved when the don...