Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, update December 2015

HLA-DQB1*05:115, an HLA-DQB1*05:01:01:01 variant, identified in a Singaporean Indian individual

One nucleotide substitution in codon 46 of HLA-DQB1*05:01:01:01 results in a new allele, HLA-DQB1*05:115.

HLA-B*40:247, a novel HLA-B*40 variant, identified by sequence-based typing in a Taiwanese individual

A one nucleotide replacement in codon 261 of HLA-B*40:01:01 results in a novel allele, HLA-B*40:247.

HLA-A*11:134, a novel HLA-A*11 variant, identified by sequence-based typing in a Taiwanese individual

A one nucleotide replacement in codon 31 of HLA-A*11:01:01 results in a novel allele, HLA-A*11:134.

Identification of a novel HLA-A allele, A*11:209 by sequence-based high-resolution typing in an HIV-infected individual

The novel allele A*11:209 shows three nucleotides difference from A*11:27 in exon 3.