title: Identification of a new HLA-C allele, Cw*0316, by sequence-based typing.
abstract: The presence of a new allele, Cw*0316, was detected in a Caucasian individual through an unusual association. Molecular typing of the individual by sequence-specific primers and sequence-specific oligonucleotides showed the presence of B*58, B*41 and Cw*17. Sequence-based typing revealed the additional presence of another human leucocyte antigen-C allele. The new allele showed four nucleotide differences with Cw*030202 at positions 559, 560, 589 and 594 in exon 3, leading to three codon changes, codons 187, 197 and 198. This resulted in two amino acid substitutions at positions 163 (L-T) and 173 (K-E) of the mature protein, which proved sufficient to abrogate serological reactivity with Cw3-specific sera.
authors.affiliation: Tissue Typing Laboratory, University Hospital Maastricht, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: C E M
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Voorter
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: van den Berg-Loonen
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D015236:HLA-C Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D015236:HLA-C Antigens