Identification of the novel HLA-A*29:02:01:06 allele in a Saudi individual

HLA. 2019 Feb;93(2-3):102-103. doi: 10.1111/tan.13426. Epub 2019 Jan 6.

Authors

Asma Alblaihed¹, Mohammed Alburaq¹, Aisha Alanazi¹, Farrah AlSebaiheen¹, Abdullah Alshubaili¹

Affiliation

¹ HLA Typing Lab, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, MNGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 30467997
DOI: 10.1111/tan.13426

Abstract

HLA-A*29:02:01:06 differs from HLA-A*29:02:01:01 by a single nucleotide substitution (T➔C) at position 2471.

Keywords: HLA-A; Saudi Arabia; new allele.

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

MeSH terms

Alleles*
Base Sequence
Genome, Human
HLA-A Antigens / genetics*
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Introns / genetics
Saudi Arabia

Substances

HLA-A Antigens
HLA-A29 antigen