The new HLA-C allele, Cw*0220, shows a new polymorphism at amino acid position 169.
The new human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-C allele, Cw*0220, was identified in a Spanish Caucasian patient by sequence-based typing. HLA-Cw*0220 differs from Cw*020202 by a single amino acid replacement at constant position 169 (R > H).
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Departamento de Histocompatibilidad, Centro de Transfusión de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. abalas.trans@salud.madrid.org
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D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution / Q000235:genetics*; D015236:HLA-C Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
D015236:HLA-C Antigens