title: Identification of novel human leukocyte antigen G alleles in an East African population by high-resolution sequence-based typing.
abstract: We report two novel human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) alleles identified in an East African population during sequence-based typing of HLA-G. The novel alleles were confirmed by sequencing multiple polymerase chain reaction products and molecular cloning and subsequent sequencing of multiple clones. The sequence of HLA-G*0110 (EU290672) is identical to G*01010101/01010102/01010103/01010104/01010105 at exons 2, 3, and 4 except for a single nucleotide difference at codon 31 (ACG --> ATG), resulting in a coding change from threonine to methionine. The sequence of HLA-G*0111 (EU290673) is identical to G*010404 at exons 2, 3, and 4 except for a single nucleotide difference at codon 31 (ACG --> ATG), resulting in a coding change from threonine to methionine. These new alleles are detected in several other individuals in our study population and the functional relevance of these new alleles must be studied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: William J R
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Turk
authors.forename: Xiao-Juan
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bielawny
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brunham
authors.forename: Ma
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Francis A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Plummer
mesh_terms: D000351:Africa, Eastern; D000483:Alleles; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D001483:Base Sequence; D044383:Black People; D005091:Exons; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059951:HLA-G Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D059951:HLA-G Antigens; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I