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A novel HLA allele, HLA-B*5113, identified in the Kolla Amerindians of North-West Argentina.
Tissue antigens - 1 Feb 1999
Scott I, Dunn P P, Day S, Pesoa S, Little A M, Madrigal J A, Vullo C
Abstract excerpt
A novel HLA-B51 allele, B*5113, was identified in a Kolla Amerindian individual from North-West Argentina. HLA-B*5113 differs from B*51011 by two nucleotide substitutions, one synonymous, the other nonsynonymous. The resulting amino acid difference at residue 116 in the HLA-B molecule's peptide binding site is likely to affect the nature of the peptides which bind to this molecule. The finding of this novel...
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