HLA-B*0749N: the first HLA-B*07 null allele

Tissue Antigens. 2007 Oct;70(4):341-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2007.00901.x.

Abstract

In the present article, we report the identification of the first HLA-B*07 null allele found in a Polish patient awaiting a kidney allograft. A discrepant result obtained between serological typing (HLA-B "blank") and high-resolution molecular typing using PCR-SSP method (HLA-B*070201 allele) suggested the presence of a null allele. Genomic DNA sequencing of the HLA-B*07 allele revealed a single nucleotide substitution at the 3' end of the exon 4 leading to a premature stop codon.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alleles*
  • Base Sequence
  • HLA-B Antigens / genetics*
  • HLA-B7 Antigen
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Point Mutation
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

Substances

  • HLA-B Antigens
  • HLA-B*07 antigen
  • HLA-B7 Antigen

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AM236599