title: A new HLA-B*51 variant, B*5158, identified by sequence-based typing in a Korean individual.
abstract: A novel human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*51 allele, officially named HLA-B*5158, was identified in the cord blood from Korean. HLA-B*5158 allele shows single nucleotide difference from B*510101 in exon 2 at nucleotide position 214 (C/T), resulting in an amino acid substitution, Trp48Arg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea. 75-crimson@hanmail.net
authors.forename: E Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chang