HLA-B27 represents a family of closely related antigens. Six alleles which differ in a limited number of nucleotide substitutions have been described (B\*2701--B\*2706). These changes are clustered in alpha 1 and alpha 2 domains. Polymerase chain reaction strategies were designed to amplify specific
Molecular analysis ofHLA-B39subtypes
✍ Scribed by Noriko Kato; Sachiko Karaki; Kouichi Kashiwase; Claudia Müller; Tatsuya Akaza; Takeo Juji; Kyoichi Kano; Masafumi Takiguchi
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 391 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0093-7711
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✦ Synopsis
Serological studies have suggested the presence of a new HLA-B39 subtype (B39.2) in the Japanese population. To identify the new HLA-B39 subtype and compare it with an other HLA-B39 subtype (B39.1), the genes encoding HLA-B39.1 (B'39013) and B39.2 (B'3902) have been cloned from Japanese. We have sequenced these genes and completed the sequence of HLA-B39.1 (B'39011) gene from a Caucasian that was partially sequenced. Comparison of the sequence data revealed that B'3902 and B'39013 differ by three nucleotide substitutions which result in a two amino acids change at residues 63 and 67, while one silent substitution at codon 312 is found between B'39011 and B'39013. These results suggest that B'3902 has evolved from B'39013 rather than B'39011.
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