Novel HLA-B*50:66 allele, identified by next-generation sequencing in a Saudi individual

HLA. 2020 Aug;96(2):222-223. doi: 10.1111/tan.13903. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

Abstract

HLA-B*50:66 differs from HLA-B*50:01:01:01 by a single nucleotide substitution (C>A) in codon 153.

Keywords: HLA-B; Saudi Arabia; genomic sequence; new allele.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • HLA-B Antigens* / genetics
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing*
  • Histocompatibility Testing
  • Humans
  • Saudi Arabia

Substances

  • HLA-B Antigens