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Dausset

In 1958 J. Dausset discovered HLA-A2 in an effort to find a similar system to the ABO blood groups found on red blood cells. [J.58]

Professor Dausset working in Paris developed the understanding of tissue typing and discovered human leucoctye antigens (HLA) on lymphocytes. [RD70]



Adrian P. Ireland