A novel allele, HLA-B*15:259, was identified in a Taiwanese individual by sequence-based typing

HLA. 2016 Feb;87(2):103-4. doi: 10.1111/tan.12732. Epub 2016 Jan 20.

Authors

C L Chang¹, C Y Lin¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 26812266
DOI: 10.1111/tan.12732

Abstract

A one nucleotide replacement in codon 24 of HLA-B*15:54 results in a novel allele, HLA-B*15:259.

Keywords: HLA-B*15:259; human leukocyte antigen; sequence-based typing.

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

MeSH terms

Alleles*
Asian People
HLA-B Antigens / genetics*
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
Humans
Taiwan

Substances

HLA-B Antigens