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HLA-B55

Human leukocyte antigen serotype

Summary

Human leukocyte antigen serotype

HLA-B55 (B55) is an HLA-B serotype. B55 is a split antigen from the B22 broad antigen, sister serotypes are B54 and B56. The serotype identifies the more common HLA-B*55 gene products. (For terminology help see: HLA-serotype tutorial)

Serotype

B55:03 is one of the four B alleles that reacts with neither Bw4 nor Bw6. The others are B18:06, B46:01, and B73:01.

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Allele distribution

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References

(2010). "Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 2010". Tissue Antigens.
(October 2000). "Unexpected Bw4 and Bw6 reactivity patterns in new alleles.". Tissue Antigens.
[http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/allele.html derived from IMGT/HLA]
(2003). "New allele frequency database". Tissue Antigens.

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