title: A novel allele, HLA-B*15:259, was identified in a Taiwanese individual by sequence-based typing.
abstract: A one nucleotide replacement in codon 24 of HLA-B*15:54 results in a novel allele, HLA-B*15:259.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D044466:Asian People; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D006801:Humans; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D015235:HLA-B Antigens
keywords: HLA-B*15:259; human leukocyte antigen; sequence-based typing