A new HLA-DPA1 allele, DPA1*02016, identified in African-American population
The name DPA1*02016 has been officially assigned by the WHO Nomenclature Committee in November 1999. This follows the agreed policy that, subject to the conditions stated in the most recent Nomenclature Report ( 2), names would be assigned to new sequences as they are identified. Lists of such new names will be published in the following WHO Nomenclature Report.
Abstract:
A new HLA-DPA1 allele has been found in the African-American population. This newly discovered type is homologous with the DPA1*02011 allele, except in codon 38 of the DPA1 sequence. The variant of DPA1 was detected by sequence-specific oligonucleotide (SSO) typing, and specified by cloning and sequencing methods. GenBank accession number is AF165160. The WHO Nomenclature Committee has officially assigned the name DPA1*02016 ( Note).
