title: A novel HLA allele, HLA-B*55:50, was identified by sequence-based typing.
abstract: HLA-B*55:50 has one nucleotide change from HLA-B*55:02:01 where 169 R is changed to L.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Blood Safety Research of Liaoning, Shenyang, Liaoning, China; Key Laboratory of Blood Safety Research of Shenyang, Shenyang, Liaoning, China; HLA Laboratory, Liaoning Blood Center, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: K-L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X-F
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: F-Q
authors.initials: FQ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005260:Female; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020125:Mutation, Missense
chemical_list: D015235:HLA-B Antigens
keywords: HLA-B*55:50; a novel allele; sequence-based typing