Characterization of the novel HLA-DRB3*02:179N allele by sequencing-based typing
Marine Cargou1,2, Marco Andreani3, Tiziana Galluccio3
1Laboratoire d'Immunologie et Immunogénétique, CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
HLA
|August 4, 2022
Abstract:
HLA-DRB3*02:179N differs from DRB3*02:02:01:02 by one nucleotide substitution in codon 98 in exon 3.
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