The novel HLA-B*40:489 allele identified in a Korean hematopoietic stem cell donor

HLA. 2021 Dec;98(6):547-548. doi: 10.1111/tan.14403. Epub 2021 Aug 19.

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Soonchunhyang University Hospital Bucheon, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, South Korea.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, South Korea.
⁴ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.

Abstract

Single nucleotide substitution in codon 140 of HLA-B*40:02:01:01 results in the novel HLA-B*40:489 allele.

Keywords: HLA-B*40:489; HLA; new allele; next-generation sequencing.