Identification of a novel HLA-C08 allele, HLA-C08:78, by sequence-based typing in a Korean individual

Tissue Antigens. 2014 Jan;83(1):63-4. doi: 10.1111/tan.12243.

Authors

S-H Han¹, Y-A Heo, O-J Kwon, Y-J Kim, K-R Lee

Affiliation

¹ Division of Molecular Genetics, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul Medical Science Institute, Seoul Clinical Laboratories, Seoul, South Korea.

PMID: 24355012
DOI: 10.1111/tan.12243

Abstract

HLA-C*08:78 differs from C*08:01:01 by a nonsynonymous mutation at codon 239 (GGA to AGA) in exon 4.

Keywords: HLA-C*08; HLA-C*08:78; HLA-class I; sequence-based typing.

© 2013 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

MeSH terms

Base Sequence
Exons / genetics
Gene Frequency
Genome
Genotype
HLA-C Antigens / genetics*
Histocompatibility Testing*
Korea
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sequence Alignment

Substances

HLA-C Antigens
HLA-C*08 antigen