29th Annual Conference of the British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (BSHI), Cardiff, Wales, 5th-6th September 2018 Abstracts

This meeting, which focuses on histocompatibility and immunogenetics, contains approximately 12 oral abstracts and 37 lists poster presentations in English. Topics include the Histo Spot AB assay does not detect antibodies to denatured HLA antigens, AbDelister-a new web-based application for antibody de-listing, comparison of HNA antibody screening assays for the detection of HNA-3 antibodies, evaluation of pronase in the flow cytometry crossmatch, and repeat mismatching as a route to transplant for highly sensitised patients. Other topics are successful renal retransplant in a patient with alport syndrome-a case report, and HLA antibody delisting programme: how to transplant a highly sensitised renal patient.