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An HLB-B null allele (B*0808N) caused by a nucleotide deletion in exon 3, found in the family of a bone marrow transplant recipient.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jan 2000
Carter V, Dunn P P, Cavanagh G, Day S, Ross J, Chapman C
Abstract excerpt
We have identified a variant HLA-B allele, B*0808N, segregating through two generations of healthy individuals, whilst HLA typing the family of a bone marrow patient. Serological typing identified a disparity between the father (A1, A3 B7 DR7) and the brother (A1, A2 B56 DR1, DR7) of the patient. Low/medium resolution polymerase chain reaction using sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) revealed a B*08 allele...
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