title: A novel DRB3 allele (DRB3*0208), a new allelic variant of DRB1*1502 (DRB1*15023) and two new DQB1 (DQB1*03012 and DQB1*0614) alleles.
abstract: Four novel HLA Class II alleles were identified using CANTYPE reverse hybridization assay. The initial unusual SSO hybridization patterns were confirmed by cloning and sequencing analysis. DRB3*0208 allele is identical to DRB3*0202 except for three nucleotide substitutions (GAT-->AGC) changing codon 57 from Asp to Ser. This polymorphism has so far been undetected in DRB3 alleles. DRB1*15023 differs from DRB1*15021 by a single silent nucleotide substitution (AAC-->AAT, both encoding for Asn) at codon 33. This polymorphism has not, until now, been identified in DRB alleles. Compared with DQB1*03011, the novel DQB1*03012 contains a single silent nucleotide substitution (GCA-->GCG, both encoding for Ala) at codon 38. Finally, DQB1*0614 allele is identical to DQB1*0603 except for a single nucleotide substitution (TAC-->TTC), changing codon 9 from Tyr to Phe. Polymorphisms observed here in the DQB1*03012 and DQB1*0614 alleles are present in several of the known DQB1 alleles. DRB3*0208, DQB1*03012 and DQB1*0614 may have arisen from gene conversion, but the DRB1*15023 most likely was generated by a point mutation event. DQB1*0614 was detected in three related subjects, while each of the other three new alleles has only been detected once.
authors.affiliation: National Office, The Canadian Red Cross Society, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. stavoula@redcross.ca
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashemi-Tavoularis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ouellet
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Sengar
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Buyse
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005260:Female; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059826:HLA-DRB3 Chains; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010375:Pedigree; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059826:HLA-DRB3 Chains; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II