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Diversity in exon 5 of HLA-C(∗)04:01:01G is significant in anthropological studies.
Human immunology - 1 May 2016
Dunn Paul P J, Lamb Gareth, Selwyn Caroline, Compton Jillian, Yang Edward, Maiers Martin, Fernandez-Vina Marcelo
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphisms in Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) class I genes are generally considered to be relevant only if they reside in exons 2 and 3 or if they affect the expression of the allele. HLA-C(∗)04:82 differs from the common HLA-C(∗)04:01:01 by having a 9 nucleotide, or 3 amino acid duplication, in exon 5. Having observed HLA-C(∗)04:82 in a New Zealand Maori stem cell patient, we have attempted to examine the...
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