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Characterization of a new HLA-C allele: Cw*1606.
Tissue antigens - 1 Oct 2003
Mas V, Gimferrer I, Arias M T, Fabregat V, Palou E, Vives J, Lozano F
Abstract excerpt
HLA-Cw*16 is a relatively common HLA-C specificity among Caucasoids, with Cw*1601 being the most frequent allele. We report herein the identification by sequence-based typing of a new HLA-Cw*16 allele in a Spanish Caucasoid blood donor. The novel allele, designated Cw*1606, differs from Cw*1601 by two nucleotide changes at positions 361 (T to A) and 368 (A to C) in exon 3, which leads to two amino acid changes...
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