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Identification of a novel HLA-B allele--HLA-B*4902.
Tissue antigens - 1 Feb 2001
Poli F, Longhi E, Frison S, Scalamogna M, Crespiatico L, Bianchi P, Sirchia G
Abstract excerpt
We report herein the identification of HLA-B*4902. This new allele was identified in a Caucasian individual serologically typed as B49. The allele codifying for this antigen was not clearly detectable with polymerase chain reaction using sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) because of an atypical amplification pattern. DNA sequencing demonstrated the presence of a new variant due to two nucleotide substitutions...
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