A new HLA-B*51 variant, B*5158, identified by sequence-based typing in a Korean individual.
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.
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Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, Korea. 75-crimson@hanmail.net
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