title: Identification of a new HLA-B*08 allele in a family of Iraqi origin.
abstract: The novel allele HLA-B*08:62 differs from HLA-B* 08:01:01 by a nonsynonymous nucleotide substitution at position 24 of exon 2 (codon 9 changes from GAC to CAC).
authors.affiliation: Immunogenetic-Clinical Pathology Laboratory, AO Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, Pesaro, Italy.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Buffi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nesci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iliescu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amadei
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valentini
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D005091:Exons; D005192:Family Health; D014644:Genetic Variation; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D015795:HLA-B8 Antigen / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping / Q000379:methods; D007493:Iraq; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015235:HLA-B Antigens; C509422:HLA-B*08:01 antigen; D015795:HLA-B8 Antigen