title: Identification of a novel HLA-B allele, HLA-B*5904.
abstract: The new human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I allele, HLA-B*5904 was identified in Japanese individual. HLA-B*5904 differs from HLA-B*5901 by two non-synonymous nucleotide exchanges at codon 163 (ACG to CTG).
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sotozono
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016415:Sequence Alignment
chemical_list: D015235:HLA-B Antigens