Characterization of a Novel HLA-A11:335 Allele Resulting from a Rare Interlocus Recombination Involving HLA-A11:01:01:01/126 and HLA-H*02:07/14/18 Alleles with Nanopore Sequencing, in a Volunteer from the China Marrow Donor Program

Overview

Journal BMC Med Genomics

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Genetics

Date 2022 Mar 17

PMID 35296321

Authors

Li-Qun Zhang

Erik Rozemuller

Dan Wang

Xiang-Jun Liu

Jian-Ping Cai

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Abstract

Background: The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in humans includes three classical class I loci (A, B, and C), which are important biomarkers for the transplantation of organs and hematopoietic stem cells. In the MHC, polymorphism is known to be extremely high while interlocus recombination is rare. We report a rare interlocus recombination between HLA-A and HLA-H, which was analyzed using next generation sequencing and nanopore sequencing.

Methods: In the sample, the genotypes of HLA-A, B, C, DRB1, and DQB1 were firstly determined using the methods of sequence-specific primer, sequence-specific oligonucleotide, Sanger's sequencing, and NGS; however, HLA-A could not be phased. Nanopore sequencing was finally utilized to distinguish the sequence of the novel allele.

Results: Finally, the novel HLA-A*11:335 allele was identified as an interlocus recombination involving HLA-A*11:01:01:01/126 and HLA-H*02:07/14/18 alleles; this was mainly achieved by nanopore sequencing.

Conclusions: The identification of the interlocus recombination indicated that nanopore sequencing can be helpful in the characterization of novel alleles with complex rearrangements. Interlocus recombination has been identified as one of the mechanisms involved in the generation of novel HLA alleles.

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Characterization of a Novel HLA-A*11:335 Allele Resulting from a Rare Interlocus Recombination Involving HLA-A*11:01:01:01/126 and HLA-H*02:07/14/18 Alleles with Nanopore Sequencing, in a Volunteer from the China Marrow Donor Program

Characterization of a Novel HLA-A11:335 Allele Resulting from a Rare Interlocus Recombination Involving HLA-A11:01:01:01/126 and HLA-H*02:07/14/18 Alleles with Nanopore Sequencing, in a Volunteer from the China Marrow Donor Program