The American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics is a

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that was established in 1972. It is responsible for accrediting HLA typing laboratories internationally to maintain the quality standards for histocompatibility testing between donors and recipients, with UNOS and

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utilizing its service to inspect and determine whether laboratories complied to industrial practices. They also published the first CWD (common and well documented) allele list, encouraging researchers to compare genetic differences between populations. The society sponsors the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (formerly the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics), and offers 5 levels of certification. The medical journal ''

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'' is published by

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on behalf of the society.

Awards

The society also sponsors several awards in recognition of accomplishments and contributions to the field of

histocompatibility Histocompatibility, or tissue compatibility, is the property of having the same, or sufficiently similar, alleles of a set of genes called human leukocyte antigens (HLA), or major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Each individual expresses many uni ...

and

immunogenetics Immunogenetics or immungenetics is the branch of Medical Immunology and Medical Genetics that explores the relationship between the immune system and genetics. Autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes, are complex genetic traits which result ...

, including:

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://www.ashi-hla.org/ Scientific organizations established in 1972 Immunology organizations