Characterisation of a new HLA-B allele, HLA-B*0720, identified in the Cuban population.
The HLA class I genes display significant levels of polymorphism, which is principally due to hypervariable regions located in the second and third exons. To date, 286 HLA-B alleles have been identified and characterised. We describe a new HLA-B*07 allele present in a Cuban Caucasoid individual, which has been officially named HLA-B*0720.
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Northern Ireland Regional Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Curran
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Padadoa Perez
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Acosta
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Middleton
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D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015793:HLA-B7 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
D015235:HLA-B Antigens; C425024:HLA-B*07:20 antigen; D015793:HLA-B7 Antigen