title: Three newly identified HLA-B alleles: B*5124, B*5306, B*5307 and confirmation of B*0809 and B*5606.
abstract: Five HLA-B sequences are described which have been detected as irregular patterns during routine molecular typing. Sequencing of HLA-B exon 2 and 3, both heterozygous and after group specific amplification, revealed three new HLA-B alleles: B*5124, B*5306 and B*5307, whereas the sequences of B*0809 and B*5606 were confirmed. Serological typing showed that B*0809 is expressed as a regular B8, B*5124 as a regular B51, B*5306 as a B51/B53-like variant and B*5606 as a B"blank"-Bw6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Anholts
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kemps-Mols
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Verduijn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oudshoorn
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Schreuder
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D015235:HLA-B Antigens