What is meant by the term public as applied to HLA antibodies?
A) Antibodies that detect a single HLA gene product
B) Binding to an epitope unique to one HLA gene product
C) Binding to epitopes shared by more than one HLA gene product
D) All of the above

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Public HLA antibodies bind to epitopes that are shared by multiple HLA gene products, rather than being specific to a single HLA gene product.

What Is Meant by the Term Public as Applied to HLA