Detection of the HLA-B*40:416 allele in a Taiwanese individual

HLA. 2022 Nov;100(5):528-529. doi: 10.1111/tan.14729. Epub 2022 Jul 22.

Authors

Kuo-Liang Yang^{1

2}, Chi-Cheng Li¹, Py-Yu Lin¹

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Tzu Chi Cord Blood Bank, and Buddhist Tzu Chi Bone Marrow Donor Registry, Buddhist Tzu Chi Stem Cells Centre, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China.

PMID: 35789073
DOI: 10.1111/tan.14729

Abstract

Two nucleotide mutations in exon 1 of HLA-B*40:01:01 result in the novel allele HLA-B*40:416.

Keywords: HLA-B*40:416; HLA; Taiwanese; novel allele; sequence-based typing.

© 2022 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Alleles
Base Sequence
Exons / genetics
HLA-B Antigens* / genetics
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Nucleotides*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Taiwan

Substances

HLA-B Antigens
Nucleotides