The Identification of 56 Novel HLA Alleles in Hong Kong Chinese Individuals in 2024

Alan L M Li; Stephen K F Cheung; Albert J E French; Johnathan A M Lucas; Thomas R Turner; Charlotte A Cambridge; Neema P Mayor; Steven G E Marsh; Patrick W K Chu; Kitty K M Lau; Gillian Ng; C K Lee; Janette S Y Kwok

doi:10.1111/tan.70188

The Identification of 56 Novel HLA Alleles in Hong Kong Chinese Individuals in 2024

HLA. 2025 Apr;105(4):e70188. doi: 10.1111/tan.70188.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Transplantation and Immunogenetics, Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
² Anthony Nolan Research Institute, London, UK.
³ UCL Cancer Institute, London, UK.
⁴ Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Services, Hong Kong.

PMID: 40231676
DOI: 10.1111/tan.70188

Abstract

We report here 56 novel HLA alleles identified in Hong Kong Chinese individuals. They have been submitted and officially named by the World Health Organization Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System in the year 2024.

Keywords: HLA; next generation sequencing; novel allele.

MeSH terms

Alleles*
East Asian People* / genetics
HLA Antigens* / genetics
Histocompatibility Testing
Hong Kong
Humans

Substances

HLA Antigens

Supplementary concepts

Chinese people