title: HLA-A*30 alleles and associated haplotypes in the Korean population.
abstract: HLA-A30 is one of the serologically characterized specificities and has been known to exhibit different haplotypic associations in different ethnic groups. This study reveals the presence of two HLA-A*30 alleles, A*3001 (31/48; 64.6%) and A*3004 (17/48; 35.4%), with each allele existing as a distinct haplotype in the Korean population. One haplotype, A*3001-Cw*0602-B*1302-DRB1*0701-DQA1*02-DQB1*02, found in 77.4% of A*3001-positive individuals is likely identical to the haplotype previously identified by serology in Asians and European Caucasians. A second haplo-type, A*3004-Cw*0802-B*1401-DRB1*0404-DQA1*03-DQB1*0402, found in 64.7% of A*3004-positive individuals has not previously been described. Conserved and distinct haplotypic associations of the two A*30 alleles imply that the two haplotypes may have evolved separately and are relatively new in this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Hallyn University, Seoul, Korea. leekw@www.hallym.or.kr
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People / Q000235:genetics*; D015234:HLA-A Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea
chemical_list: D015234:HLA-A Antigens; C069526:HLA-A*30 antigen