title: Determination of human neutrophil antigen-1, -3, -4 and -5 allele frequencies in English Caucasoid blood donors using a multiplex fluorescent DNA-based assay.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A number of DNA-based methods to genotype the alleles coding for HNA have been described, but all require the separate amplification and analysis of each allele. The aim was to develop a DNA-based method for simultaneous detection of HNA-1, HNA-3, HNA-4 and HNA-5 alleles.
  
  
  METHODS
  An allele-specific primer extension method was used in combination with magnetic beads from Luminex technology. PCR-sequence-specific primers (SSP) was used to resolve the presence of the HNA-1b allele in samples assigned by the Luminex bead assay as HNA-1a/-1b/-1c or HNA-1b/-1c. HNA allele frequencies were determined in a panel of 140 randomly selected English Caucasoid blood donors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  HNA allelic types were compared with historical results, and 100% concordance was found. Only eight of the 97 samples used in the validation required additional testing by PCR-SSP. Allele frequencies were determined in the blood donor population as follows: 0·318 for HNA-1a, 0·668 for HNA-1b, 0·014 for HNA-1c, 0·768 for HNA-3a, 0·232 for HNA-3b, 0·882 for HNA-4a, 0·118 for HNA-4b, 0·736 for HNA-5a and 0·264 for HNA-5b.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A multiplex Luminex bead assay for the simultaneous detection of HNA-1, HNA-3, HNA-4 and HNA-5 alleles is described that enables rapid typing of donors to support HNA alloimmunized patients who require HNA-compatible blood products.
authors: Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (H&I) laboratory, National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Colindale Centre, London, UK.
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Cardoso
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Chong
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Lucas
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Green
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Navarrete
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001782:Blood Donors; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007519:Isoantigens / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D007519:Isoantigens