Identification of a novel HLA-B allele, HLA-B*3713, in a Chinese individual.

A novel human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I allele, HLA-B*3713, has been identified in a Chinese individual. The HLA-B*3713 allele differs from the closest matching allele B*370101 by one nucleotide substitutions in exon 3 at nt 527(T-->A), resulting in an amino acid change from Val (GTG) to Glu (GAG) at codon 152.