L. Sanz et al., HAPLOTYPIC ASSOCIATION OF 2 NEW HLA CLASS-I ALLELES - CW-ASTERISK-15052 AND B-ASTERISK-0706 - EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS OF HLA-CW-ASTERISK-15 ALLELES, Tissue antigens, 47(4), 1996, pp. 329-332
A novel HLA-Cw15, B7 haplotype has been found in Caucasians. Molecula
r cloning studies demonstrate that this haplotype is constituted by th
e new alleles Cw15052 and B*0706, which seem to be intermediate steps
in the diversification of their respective allelic families. A pathwa
y for the evolution of Cw15 alleles is proposed.