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A new HLA-B*51 variant, B*5158, identified by sequence-based typing in a Korean individual |
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| Authors: | E. Y. Roh,S. Shin,J. H. Yoon,B. M. Ahn,& J. Y. Chang |
| Affiliation: | Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea; Seoul Metropolitan Public Cord Blood Bank, Allcord, Seoul, Korea; Woongbee Meditech, Inc., Seongnam, Korea |
| Abstract: | A novel human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*51 allele, officially named HLA-B*5158, was identified in the cord blood from Korean. HLA-B*5158 allele shows single nucleotide difference from B*510101 in exon 2 at nucleotide position 214 (C/T), resulting in an amino acid substitution, Trp48Arg. |
| Keywords: | HLA-B*5158 new allele sequence-based typing |