Kim K W, Kwon O J, Kwon S-Y, Cho N S, Oh D J
Blood Transfusion Research Institute, Korean Red Cross, Seoul, Korea.
Tissue Antigens. 2009 Sep;74(3):253-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2009.01307.x. Epub 2009 Jul 13.
A novel human leukocyte antigen-B allele, officially named B512402, was identified in a Korean bone marrow donor. The B512402 allele shows two nucleotide substitutions compared with B*512401 in exon 3 at codons 135 (GCG --> GCC) and 138 (ACC --> ACG) without any amino acid substitution.