Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, update May 2012

Detection of the HLA-A*11:127N allele in a Taiwanese individual

A nucleotide mutation in codon 171 of HLA-A*11:01:01:01 results in a novel allele HLA-A*11:127N.

Identification of a novel HLA-B*55 allele, HLA-B*55:57, in a Chinese individual

The HLA-B*55:57 allele differs from HLA-B*55:02:01:01 by one nucleotide substitution at position 535.

Identification of a novel HLA-DRB1*14 allele, HLA-DRB1*14:127:01, in a Chinese Individual

Two nucleotide changes in codon 77 (ACC → AAT) of HLA-DRB1*14:05:03 result in the allele, HLA-DRB1*14:127:01.