HLA-B*4907 and B*490101 differs by residue 163 placed in a dominant serologic epitope.
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*4907 was detected in a family from Morocco because of inconsistencies found between molecular and serologic typing results. B*4907 differs from B*490101 by two nucleotide changes in codon 163, producing an amino acid replacement, L>E.
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Departamento de Histocompatibilidad, Centro de Transfusión de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. abalas.trans@salud.madrid.org
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D000483:Alleles; D003062:Codon; D000939:Epitopes / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco
D003062:Codon; D000939:Epitopes; D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II