Identification of the novel HLA-DQB1*05:01:01:05 allele in a Saudi individual

HLA. 2019 Feb;93(2-3):137-138. doi: 10.1111/tan.13427. Epub 2019 Jan 6.

Authors

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

Affiliation

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

PMID: 30468008
DOI: 10.1111/tan.13427

Abstract

HLA-DQB1*05:01:01:05 differs from HLA-DQB1*05:01:01:01 by a single nucleotide substitution (G➔A) at position 1062.

Keywords: HLA-DQB1; Saudi Arabia; new allele.

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

MeSH terms

Alleles*
Base Sequence
Genetic Loci
HLA-DQ beta-Chains / genetics*
Humans
Saudi Arabia

Substances

HLA-DQ beta-Chains
HLA-DQB1 antigen