title: A new HLA-Cw*15 allele, Cw*1508, identified in the Peruvian population.
abstract: A novel HLA-Cw*15 allele , Cw*1508, has been found in the Peruvian population. This new allele, initially detected as a polymerase chain reaction with sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) variant, shows greatest similarity to Cw*1502. The nucleotide sequence of Cw*1508 only differs from that of Cw*1502 at position 539; this change determines the replacement of Leu by Arg 156 in Cw*1508.
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D015236:HLA-C Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010568:Peru / Q000208:ethnology; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic