A novel allele HLA-B*38:02:01:02, identified in an Angami individual from Nagaland, North-East India

HLA. 2020 Jan;95(1):51-52. doi: 10.1111/tan.13713. Epub 2019 Oct 16.

Authors

Chenole Keppen^{1

2}, Akanksha Sharma³, Shashi K Gautam³, 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: 31589376
DOI: 10.1111/tan.13713

Abstract

A single nucleotide change (C to T) in HLA-B*38:02:01 results in the novel allele, HLA-B*38:02:01:02.

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