title: Characterization of a novel allele, HLA-B*15:139.
abstract: The novel allele HLA-B*15:139 was closest to HLA-B*15:02,*15:18, with a single-nucleotide mismatch in exon 2.
authors.affiliation: HLA laboratory, Beijing Red Cross Blood Center, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003062:Codon; D005091:Exons; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014019:Tissue Donors
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D015235:HLA-B Antigens
keywords: HLA-B*15:139; novel allele; sequence-based typing