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Characterization of a novel HLA-Cw*04 variant in a Laotian family: HLA-Cw*0406.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jun 1999
Carbonnelle E, Poirier J C, Fortier C, Marzais F, Visser C J, Borie C, Toubert A, Raffoux C, Charron D, Tamouza R
Abstract excerpt
The sequence of a new HLA-Cw*04 allele has been identified in a Laotian family. This allele, designated Cw*0406, differs from Cw*0403 by a single nucleotide substitution at codon 156 (CGG-->CTG) in the alpha2 domain, leading to an amino acid change from Arginine to Leucine. Further screening by specific amplification of two ethnically different populations, i.e. French (n=150) and Lebanese (n=100), provided no...
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