title: Identification and DNA typing of two Cw7 alleles (Cw*0702 and Cw*0704) in Japanese, with the corrected sequence of Cw*0702.
abstract: Two alleles encoding HLA-Cw7 antigens, tentatively called C7J1 and C7J2, have been identified in Japanese using a PCR-SSCP method. The nucleotide sequence of full-length C7J1 cDNAs showed a high degree of homology to the reported Cw*0702 sequence except in exon 1. We then resequenced the allele carried by the cell line JY in which Cw*0702 was first identified, according to a request from the WHO Nomenclature Committee. The results revealed complete identity between the corrected Cw*0702 sequence and the C7J1 sequence. On the other hand, the C7J2 sequence was completely identical to the reported Cw*0704 sequence. Sequences specific for Cw*0702 and Cw*0704 were confirmed using PCR-RFLP and PCR-SSO methods. Moreover, association analysis with other HLA locus alleles showed positive associations of Cw*0702 with HLA-B7, -B39, and -B67 and of Cw*0704 with HLA-B70 in Japanese.
authors.affiliation: Department of Research, Japanese Red Cross Central Blood Center, Tokyo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asahina
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuwata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akaza
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tadokoro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takiguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Juji
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D015236:HLA-C Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns / Q000276:immunology; D007564:Japan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D015236:HLA-C Antigens; C040178:HLA-C*70 antigen