The Novel HLA-C*08:294 Allele, Identified by Sanger Dideoxy Nucleotide Sequencing in a Chinese Individual
Cheng-Yan Gao1,2, Pei-Pei Ding3, Qiang Liu3
1Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Health Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
HLA
|October 4, 2025
Abstract:
HLA-C*08:294 allele differs from HLA-C*08:01:01:01 by a single non-synonymous nucleotide change in exon 3.
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