A novel HLA allele, HLA-B*56:67, identified in a Melanesian individual from New Caledonia

HLA. 2019 Oct;94(4):384-386. doi: 10.1111/tan.13642. Epub 2019 Aug 6.

Authors

Frederic Touzain¹, Jean L Celton¹, Dominic J Barker², Thomas R Turner^{2

3}, Steven G E Marsh^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Service de Transfusion Sanguine, Centre Hospitalier de Nouméa, Noumea, New Caledonia.
² Anthony Nolan Research Institute, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
³ UCL Cancer Institute, Royal Free Campus, London, UK.

PMID: 31347303
DOI: 10.1111/tan.13642

Abstract

Novel allele HLA-B*56:67 potentially formed by recombination between B*56:01:01:03 and B*40:01:01.

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

MeSH terms

Alleles
Exons
HLA-B Antigens / genetics*
HLA-B40 Antigen / genetics*
Humans
Introns
New Caledonia / ethnology
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

HLA-B Antigens
HLA-B40 Antigen
HLA-B56 antigen