title: Identification of four novel HLA-A alleles from an East African population by high-resolution sequence-based typing.
abstract: We report here four novel human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A alleles identified among an East African population during sequence-based HLA-A typing. The novel alleles were confirmed by sequencing two separate polymerase chain reaction products and by molecular cloning and sequencing multiple clones. The new allele A*9202 is identical to A*0202 at exon 2 and exon 3 except for a single nucleotide difference at codon 43 (CGG-->CAG), resulting in a coding change from Arginine to Glutamine. The second new allele has a synonymous change at codon 139 (GCA-->GCG), that differentiates it from A*680101. The new allele has been named by the World Health Organization nomenclature committee as A*680105. The novel allele A*2630 is identical to A*2603 at exon 2 and exon 3 except for a nonsynonymous change at codon 90 (GAC-->GCC), changed from Aspartic acid to Alanine. The fourth new allele is identical to A*290201 except for a single nucleotide difference at codon 138 (ATG-->GTG), resulting in a coding change from Methionine to Valine. The new allele has been named by the World Health Organization nomenclature committee as A*2915. Identification of these novel HLA-A alleles reflects the genetic diversity of this East African population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Kulvinder K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leligdowicz
authors.forename: Ma
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bielawny
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brunham
authors.forename: Francis A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Plummer
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D015234:HLA-A Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D015234:HLA-A Antigens