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HLA-E diversity unfolded: Identification and characterization of 170 novel HLA-E alleles.
HLA - 1 May 2021
Paech Christin, Albrecht Viviane, Putke Kathrin, Schöfl Gerhard, Schöne Bianca, Schmidt Alexander H, Lange Vinzenz, Klussmeier Anja
Abstract excerpt
HLA-E is a member of the nonclassical HLA class Ib genes. Even though it is structurally highly similar to the classical HLA class Ia genes, it is less diverse and only 45 alleles and 12 proteins were known in December 2019 (IPD-IMGT/HLA, release 3.38.0). Since 2017, we have genotyped over 3 million voluntary stem cell donors for HLA-E by sequencing the most relevant allele-determining bases of exons 2 and 3. As...
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