A simple and rapid method for the detection of lymphocytotoxic antibodies using cell panels frozen on Terasaki plates

A 40 cell panel of lymphocytes selected for HLA-A,B and DR antigens, frozen in Terasaki microtest trays can be used routinely to identify the presence of specific HLA antibodies within two hours. Blind testing using well defined HLA typing sera showed that specificities could be identified to a high degree of significance using this method. The method has proved successful for screening for T cell, including HLA-A,B and B cell, including HLA-DR antibodies. The method is particularly useful for the routine tissue typing laboratory as the frozen panel can be used without the need for complicated and time-consuming cell washing procedures which have been the downfall of previously published methods.