title: Identification of a novel HLA-B*40 allele, B*40:162, in a Chinese individual.
abstract: The allele was identified in a Chinese individual by sequence-based typing. HLA-B*40:162 differs from B*40: 06:01 by a single nucleotide at position 272 C→T in exon 2.
authors.affiliation: HLA-Typing Laboratory, Qingdao Blood Center, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. qd_hla@163.com
authors.forename: S-X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Z-H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: X-Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People; D002681:China; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics*; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
chemical_list: D015235:HLA-B Antigens