Identification of a new HLA-B*57 allele, HLA-B*57:71, by next-generation sequencing

Tissue Antigens. 2014 Dec;84(6):587-8. doi: 10.1111/tan.12460. Epub 2014 Oct 27.

Abstract

The sequence of a novel allele, HLA-B*57:71, differs from HLA-B*57:01:01 by three-nucleotide exchanges in exon 2.

Keywords: HLA-B*57:71; human leukocyte antigen; next-generation sequencing; novel human HLA-B allele.

MeSH terms

  • Alleles*
  • Exons*
  • HLA-B Antigens / genetics*
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
  • Humans

Substances

  • HLA-B Antigens
  • HLA-B57 antigen