title: Characterization of a novel DQB1 allele associated with HLA-DQw3: implications for oligotyping.
abstract: During HLA-DQ oligotyping, the presence of a novel HLA-DQB1 allele was suggested by a pattern of probe hybridization that was inconsistent with the presence of any possible combination of two known alleles. The nucleotide sequence of the second exon of the HLA-DQB1 gene was determined, revealing a novel HLA-DQB1 sequence differing from the DQB1*0301 allele by a single nucleotide substitution at codon 57. All published HLA-DQ oligotyping systems could assign inaccurate oligotypes when this allele is present. An additional amplification primer was utilized to achieve discrimination of all possible combinations of known HLA-DQB1 alleles.
authors.affiliation: Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53233.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Fenske
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Baxter-Lowe
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C051569:HLA-DQ3 antigen; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen