Discovery of the Novel HLA‐B*40:636N Allele in a Taiwanese Individual

Key Points

• The aim is to identify a new allele variant of HLA-B in a specific individual from Taiwan.
• Molecular analysis of genetic material from an individual
• Identification of nucleotide changes in HLA-B gene
• A novel null allele, HLA-B*40:636N, was discovered
• The discovery stems from a single nucleotide substitution at codon -18