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...everyone is convinced by the science behind the concept. "There's conflicting evidence as to the extent to which HLA plays a role in what we call mate choice," says Peter Donnelly, director of Oxford's Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics. But GenePartner is betting that the lovelorn will give it a shot. For now, for $99, you can order a kit, swab your cheek, mail it to Switzerland and get your GenePartner ID. You can then be matched with anybody in the GenePartner database. Eventually, you'll be able to take your ID with you from dating site...
GenePartner tested long-term couples' HLA makeup and had them fill out in-depth questionnaires. "We asked them whether they find their relationship passionate, about the quality of intercourse, if it was love at first sight," says co-founder Tamara Brown. With genetic data from 270 couples, the company came up with an algorithm for predicting compatibility based on HLA combinations. "It's something you don't think about when you're choosing a partner," the neurobiologist says. "But it's an important evolutionary principle, to keep the species alive...
...National Marrow Donor Program registry tests healthy individuals for their bone marrow type and sometimes matches them with sick patients. In order to register, potential donors must get an HLA test, which costs over 50 dollars, a cost that seems prohibitively high. The government subsidizes testing costs for certain minority groups, some health insurance policies cover HLA testing, and the families of the sick often offer to pay the cost of potential donors’ tests, as Cross’ family has done. But, in order to encourage more widespread HLA testing and potentially save many lives, we hope that...
...blessed with the good health that makes donating an option—students who may someday themselves need donations from those who are young and healthy—should not let the hustle and bustle of daily life let them forget about the opportunity to give blood, get HLA tested, and register as organ donors. It’s saving lives, made easy...
...Harvard study provides the most conclusive evidence yet that an HIV patient’s genetic charactersitics affect the rate at which the disease progresses. Associate Professor of Medicine Marcus Altfeld and his team found that the structure of inherited immune system molecules, known as HLA Class I, partially determines HIV patients’ reaction to the virus. “This means that some genetic factors have an important effect on HIV’s progression very early in infection,” Altfeld said. “What happens early in infection determines the rate at which...