Identification of the novel HLA-B allele, HLA-B*15:539, in a South-Sudanese individual

HLA. 2019 Oct;94(4):380-381. doi: 10.1111/tan.13624. Epub 2019 Jul 24.

Authors

Gil Benedek¹, Mahmoud Abed El-Latif¹, Keren Miller¹, Eithan Galun², Mia Levite^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Tissue Typing and Immunogenetics Laboratory, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
² Goldyne Savad Institute of Gene Therapy, Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel.
³ School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 12065, Israel.

PMID: 31271260
DOI: 10.1111/tan.13624

Abstract

HLA-B*15:539 differs from HLA-B*15:151 by two nucleotide substitutions.

Keywords: HLA-B*15:539; next-generation sequencing; novel allele.

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

MeSH terms

Alleles*
Exons
HLA-B15 Antigen / genetics*
High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
Humans
Polymorphism, Genetic
South Sudan

Substances

HLA-B15 Antigen