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Bone marrow donor routine HLA typing identified a novel B*55 allele, B*5517, confirmed by allele-specific DNA cycle sequencing.
Tissue antigens - 1 Jul 2005
Witter K, Volgger A, Zahn R, Scholz S, Sala M, Albert E D
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In this article, we report the identification of a new human leukocyte antigen-B allele in a sample that was tested in our routine typing for volunteer bone marrow donors. This novel allele officially designed B*5517 was found in a male donor of Bavarian Caucasoid origin (Laboratory code 150113). The search for unrelated bone marrow donors was initiated by the Aktion Knochenmarkspende Bayern. In comparison with...
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