Furukawa H, Kashiwase K, Yabe T, Ishikawa Y, Akaza T, Tadokoro K, Tohma S, Inoue T, Tokunaga K, Yamamoto K, Juji T
Department of Research, Japanese Red Cross Central Blood Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Tissue Antigens. 1998 Sep;52(3):279-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.1998.tb03044.x.
Tapasin plays an important role in HLA class I assembly. The gene has been mapped on the human MHC region. We identified two alleles of TAPASIN in the Japanese population and analyzed the association of the alleles with HLA-DPB1, -DQB1 and -DRB1 alleles. The allele frequencies of TAPASIN01 and 02 were estimated to be 0.37 and 0.63, respectively, in the Japanese population. TAPASIN showed strong linkage disequilibrium with the HLA-DPB1 locus. Several frequent four-locus haplotypes were identified, including DRB10901-DQB10303-DPB10501-TAPASIN02, DRB10901-DQB10303-DPB10201-TAPASIN02 and DRB11302-DQB10604-DPB10401-TAPASIN02.
塔帕辛在HLA I类分子组装中起重要作用。该基因已定位在人类主要组织相容性复合体(MHC)区域。我们在日本人群中鉴定出塔帕辛的两个等位基因,并分析了这些等位基因与HLA - DPB1、- DQB1和 - DRB1等位基因的关联性。在日本人群中,塔帕辛01和02的等位基因频率估计分别为0.37和0.63。塔帕辛与HLA - DPB1基因座表现出强烈的连锁不平衡。鉴定出了几种常见的四位点单倍型,包括DRB10901 - DQB10303 - DPB10501 - 塔帕辛02、DRB10901 - DQB10303 - DPB10201 - 塔帕辛02和DRB11302 - DQB10604 - DPB10401 - 塔帕辛02。