title: A novel HLA-DQ allele, HLA-DQB1*05:48, found in the Saudi Stem Cells Donor Registry.
abstract: The allele HLA-DQB1*05:48 differs from HLA-DQB1*05:01:01 by a non-synonymous T to C substitution at nucleotide position 1693 in exon 2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Sciences, College of Science and Health Professions, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: H A
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9974-2108
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Fakhoury
authors.affiliation: King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Alaskar
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.|Saudi Stem Cell Donor Registry, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hajeer
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012042:Registries; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D014019:Tissue Donors
chemical_list: D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen
keywords: HLA-DQB1*05:48; Saudi stem cells donor registry; sequence-based typing