title: Identification of four novel HLA-B alleles, B*1590, B*1591, B*2726, and B*4705, from an East African population by high-resolution sequence-based typing.
abstract: We report here four novel HLA-B alleles, B*1590, B*1591, B*2726, and B*4705, identified from an East African population during sequence-based HLA-B typing. The novel alleles were confirmed by sequencing two separate polymerase chain reaction products, and by molecular cloning and sequencing multiple clones. B*1590 is identical to B*1510 at exon 2 and exon 3, except for a difference (GCCGTC) at codon 158. Sequence differences at codon 152 (GAGGTG) and codon 167 (TGGTCG) differentiate B*1591 from B*1503 at exon 3. B*2726 is identical to B*2708 at exon 2 and exon 3, except for a difference (AAGCAG) at codon 70. B*4705 was identified in three Kenyan women. The allele is identical to B*47010101/02 at exon 2 and exon 3, except for differences at codon 97 (AGGAAT) and codon 99 (TTTTAT). These new alleles have been named by the WHO Nomenclature Committee. Identification of these novel HLA-B alleles reflects the genetic diversity of this East African population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, 730 William Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0W3.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Plummer
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D044383:Black People; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005260:Female; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D015235:HLA-B Antigens