[Identification of a novel allele human leukocyte antigen B*4609].
OBJECTIVE
To identify a novel human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele.


METHODS
HLA typing was carried out with PCR-SSOP. Molecular cloning and DNA sequencing were used to identify the sequence of a potential novel allele and the difference between this new allele and other known alleles was analyzed.


RESULTS
HLA genotyping of one sample gave different results. The sequencing results showed that the HLA B alleles of the proband were B*151101 and a novel allele. The nucleotide sequence of the novel allele was different from all other known B alleles. It had one nucleotide change from the closest matching allele B*460101 at nucleotide 527 (A to T) in exon 3, resulting in an amino acid change from E (GAG) to V (GTG) at codon 176.


CONCLUSIONS
A novel HLA B allele was identified and officially designated as HLA B*4609 by WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System in November, 2006.
Chen
Yang
Y
Liaoning Blood Center, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110044 P. R. China. ljp_63@yahoo.com.
Li
Jian-ping
JP
Zhang
Kun-lian
KL
Zhang
Xu
X
Liu
Xian-zhi
XZ
D000483:Alleles; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
D006680:HLA Antigens; D015235:HLA-B Antigens