A novel allele HLA-B*15:02:01:04, recognized in an individual from the Angami tribe, Nagaland, North-East India

HLA. 2020 Jan;95(1):49-50. doi: 10.1111/tan.13712. Epub 2019 Oct 16.

Authors

Chenole Keppen^{1

2}, Akanksha Sharma³, Subhash Medhi², Vinotsole Khamo¹, Uma Kanga³

Affiliations

¹ Healthcare Laboratory and Research Centre, Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima, India.
² Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Oncology, Department of Bioengineering and Technology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India.
³ Department of Transplant Immunology and Immunogenetics, Clinical Immunogenetics Laboratory, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 31589373
DOI: 10.1111/tan.13712

Abstract

A single nucleotide change (T to C) in HLA-B*15:02:01:01 results in the novel allele, HLA-B*15:02:01:04.

Keywords: HLA-B; Nagaland; next-generation sequencing; novel allele; tribe.

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

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Alleles
Genes, MHC Class I*
HLA-B Antigens* / genetics
Humans
India

Substances

HLA-B Antigens