Nomenclature for Factors of the HLA System
HLA Workshops
The Nomenclature Committee has convened at a number of the following international HLA Workshops;
| Workshop |
Year |
Chair |
Venue |
Advances |
| 1st |
1964 |
DB Amos |
Durham, USA |
Definition of “Hu-1”, “LA” and “Four” antigen
specificities |
| 2nd |
1965 |
JJ van Rood |
Leiden, The Netherlands |
Mixed lymphocyte culture testing |
| 3rd |
1967 |
R Ceppellini |
Torino, Italy |
Family studies. HLA in renal transplantation |
| 4th |
1970 |
PI Terasaki |
Los Angeles, USA |
Definition of 27 HLA-A, B, C specificities |
| 5th |
1972 |
J Dausset |
Evian, France |
Worldwide typing of 49 populations |
| 6th |
1975 |
F Kissmeyer-Nielsen |
Aarhus, Denmark |
Description of Dw specificities |
| 7th |
1977 |
WF Bodmer |
Oxford, UK |
Definition of DR1-7 specificities. HTC testing |
| 8th |
1980 |
PI Terasaki |
Los Angeles, USA |
Definition of MB (DQ) and MT (DR52/53). HLA in transplantation and disease |
| 9th |
1984 |
EA Albert/W Mayr |
Munich, Germany
Vienna, Austria |
New class I and II specificities. HLA class II in renal transplantation |
| 10th |
1987 |
B Dupont |
Princeton, USA |
Establishment of RFLP; T cell clones; HTC methods; Biochemistry – 1D IEF, 2D-gels; Creation of a panel of homozygous cell lines |
| 11th |
1991 |
T Sasazuki/K Tsuji/M Aizawa |
Yokohama, Japan |
HLA Class II PCR DNA typing; Anthropology |
| 12th |
1996 |
D Charron |
St Malo/Paris, France |
HLA Class I PCR DNA typing; Anthropology |
| 13th |
2002 |
J Hansen |
Victoria, Canada
Seattle, USA |
Virtual DNA analysis; Identification of SNP markers; Anthropology; Disease association; HSCT |
| 14th |
2005 |
J McCluskey |
Melbourne, Australia |
MHC and anthropology; Disease; Infection; HSCT; Cancer; KIR; Cytokine genes |
| 15th |
2008 |
M Gerbase de Lima/ME Moraes |
Buzios/Rio de Janerio, Brazil |
Anthropology; HSCT; informatics |
| 16th |
2012 |
SGE Marsh/D Middleton |
Liverpool, UK |
To be determined |
