Both HLA-B^*1301 and B^*1302 Exist in Asian Populations and Are Associated with Different Haplotypes

• Main Authors: Ling Lin, Katsushi Tokunaga, Fumiaki Nakajima, Yoshihide Ishikawa, Kouichi Kashiwase, Hidenori Tanaka, Shoji Kuwata, Elena W. Sideltseva, Tatsuya Akaza, Kenji Tadokoro, Yoichi Shibata, Dasnayanee Chandanayingyong, Takeo Juji
• Other Authors: Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/17332
• Institution: Mahidol University

A B13 split antigen was newly identified with three alloantisera in Japanese, and two B13 split antigens were found in a Thai family. To confirm the variation of B13 and understand the correspondence between the serologic splits and the published B13 alleles, B*1301 and B*1302, we determined the seq...