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Diversity of HLA-DQA1 gene in the Korean population
1Hallym Institution for Genome Application, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, South Korea. leekw@hallym.or.kr
Abstract:
Genotype of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DQA1 locus was analyzed in Koreans (n= 467) using the 14th International Workshop protocol established to characterize the sequences of exons 1-4 of the gene. Unexpectedly, it appeared that the DQA1 (19 alleles) was more diverse than DQB1 (15 alleles) in the study population. DQA1*010201, DQA1*0303, DQA1*0103, and DQA1*0302 appeared to be major alleles exhibiting more than 10%. Among six allele groups, DQA1*01-*06, DQA1*01 showed highest diversity exhibiting seven different alleles. Analysis using maximum likelihood method showed numerous multi-locus HLA haplotypes. High relative linkage disequilibrium values (RLD) of the two-locus haplotypes and exclusive association of a specific DQA1 allele with a specific DRB1 and/or DQB1 alleles suggested tight linkage of DQA1 to DRB1 and DQB1. In HLA-matching process for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, however, DQA1 typing would be informative for individuals carrying specific DRB1 allele (DRB1*0802, DRB1*1201, or DRB1*1403) that could be associated with multiple DQA1 alleles in the study population. Information obtained in this study will be useful in medical and forensic areas as well as in anthropology.
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