Characterization of the novel HLA-A*68:280 allele by sequencing-based typing
Mohammed Alburaq1, Hanan Alanazi1, Aisha Alanazi1
1HLA Typing Lab, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, KSAU-HS, MNGHA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
HLA
|October 23, 2021
Abstract:
A single nucleotide change in exon 2 of HLA-A*68:01:02:02 results in the novel HLA-A*68:280 allele.
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