Characterization of the novel HLA-C*16:07:02 allele in a family of Benin origin

Tissue Antigens. 2012 Feb;79(2):140-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2011.01778.x. Epub 2011 Oct 31.

Abstract

The novel allele HLA-C*16:07:02 differs from HLA-C* 16:07:01 by a silent nucleotide substitution at codon 220 (TAC → TAT).

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Base Sequence
  • Benin / ethnology
  • DNA Primers
  • Exons
  • Female
  • HLA-C Antigens / genetics*
  • HLA-C Antigens / immunology
  • Haplotypes
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Histocompatibility Testing
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleotides / genetics
  • Point Mutation
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / immunology
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Siblings

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • HLA-C Antigens
  • HLA-C*16 antigen
  • Nucleotides