Detection of the novel HLA-DQB1*03:439 variant in an inhabitant from the island of Crete

HLA. 2021 Jan;97(1):88-90. doi: 10.1111/tan.14125. Epub 2020 Nov 8.

Anthie Georgopoulou^{1

2}, Helen Latsoudis³, Sophia Vatsiou⁴, Emmanouil Stylianakis^{5

6}, Helen A Papadaki^{1

2}

¹ Public Cord Blood Bank of Crete, Department of Haematology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
² Haemopoiesis Research Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece.
³ Information Systems Laboratory, Institute of Computer Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece.
⁴ CEMIA SA, Larissa, Greece.
⁵ School of Medicine, University of Crete, Crete, Greece.
⁶ Computational Biomedicine Laboratory, Institute of Computer Sciences, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Heraklion, Greece.

Abstract

Characterization of HLA-DQB1*03:439 allele in a Greek individual of Cretan origin.

Keywords: Crete; HLA class II antigens; HLA-DQB1 novel allele.