The Food Pantry is sponsored jointly by St. John's Episcopal Church, and Grace Lutheran Church, which are located in Fort Washington, Maryland. We are a 501(c) (3) in the name of St. John's Church - Broad Creek. The Capitol Area Food Bank is the biggest source of food for the Fort Washington Food Pantry.
Definition. The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) test, also known as HLA typing or tissue typing, identifies antigens on the white blood cells (WBCs) that determine tissue compatibility for organ transplantation (that is, histocompatibility testing).uman leukocyte antigen testing is performed to reduce the probability of both rejection and GVHD. Typing is also used along with blood typing and DNA tests to determine the parentage (that is, for paternity testing).
The HLA system and solid-organ transplantation . In solid-organ transplantation, HLA-matching means absence of HLA antigens in the donor that could be the target of anti-HLA antibodies present in the recipient. The matching is not between the antigens in the recipient and those in the donor, like in bone-marrow transplantation.