Characterisation of a new HLA-B allele, HLA-B*0720, identified in the Cuban population

Authors
Williams, F Curran, MD Perez, MP Acosta, A Middleton, D
Citation
F. Williams et al., Characterisation of a new HLA-B allele, HLA-B*0720, identified in the Cuban population, TISSUE ANTI, 57(1), 2001, pp. 80-82
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
TISSUE ANTIGENS
ISSN journal
00012815 → ACNP
Volume
57
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
80 - 82
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-2815(200101)57:1<80:COANHA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The HLA class I genes display significant levels of polymorphism, which is principally due to hypervariable regions located in the second and third ex ons To date, 286 HLA-B alleles have been identified and characterised. We d escribe a new HLA-B*07 allele present in a Cuban Caucasoid individual, whic h has been officially named HLA-B*0720.