Description of the Novel HLA‐B*18:272 Allele

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A novel HLA-B allele, designated as HLA-B*18:272, exists and was identified in a Brazilian volunteer bone marrow donor. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Mariana Guimarães Barbosa de Medeiros; Fernanda Pelisson Massi; Mariana de Souza Terron Monich; Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer; Larissa Danielle Bahls Pinto

doi:10.1111/tan.70945

August 27, 2026HLA

Description of the Novel HLA‐B*18:272 Allele

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Characterize a newly identified HLA-B allele discovered during volunteer bone marrow donor screening.
Analyzed genomic DNA from a Brazilian volunteer bone marrow donor using high-resolution HLA typing.
Identified and described the novel HLA-B allele designated as HLA-B*18:272.
Expanded the catalog of known HLA-B sequence variants documented in bone marrow registries.

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Genetic report reveals a novel HLA-B*18:272 allele in a Brazilian bone marrow donor, highlighting expanding human leukocyte antigen diversity for transplantation matching.

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A novel HLA‐B allele was identified in a Brazilian volunteer bone marrow donor.

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Medeiros et al. (2026) studied this question.

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