title: Identification of a novel HLA-B*51 variant allele, B*51:59, in a Chinese Han individual.
abstract: HLA-B*51 differs from the closest allele B*51:06:01 by nt 956 C > T (codon 171 CAC>TAC) missense mutation in exon 3.
authors.affiliation: Tissue Typing Center, Southern Medical University, NanFang Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangzhou,, China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology; D003062:Codon / Q000235:genetics*; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D020125:Mutation, Missense
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D015235:HLA-B Antigens
keywords: B*51:59; human leukocyte antigen; novel allele; sequence-based typing