HLA-B5

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HLA-B5 (B5) is an HLA - B serotype. B5 is a broad antigen serotype that recognizes the B51 and B52 split antigen serotypes.[1]

[edit] Serotype

B5, B51, B52 serotype recognition of some HLA B*51 and B*52 allele-group gene products [2]
B*51 B51 B5 B52 Sample
allele  %  %  % size (N)
5101 96 1 5 1899
5102 73 3 6 218
5104 83 17 6
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B*52 B52 B5 B51 Sample
allele  %  %  % size (N)
5201 82 2 7 2823

[edit] References

  1. ^ Marsh SG, Albert ED, Bodmer WF, et al (2005). "Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 2004". Tissue Antigens 65 (4): 301–69. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.2005.00379.x. PMID 15787720. 
  2. ^ Robinson J, Waller MJ, Fail SC, Marsh SG (2006). "The IMGT/HLA and IPD databases". Hum. Mutat. 27 (12): 1192–9. doi:10.1002/humu.20406. PMID 16944494.