HLA-B59
HLA-B59 (B59) is an Human leukocyte antigen, HLA-HLA-B, B serotype. The serotype identifies the more common HLA-B*## gene products. B59 is a hybrid between HLA-B55, B*55 and HLA-B51, B*51. B59 is more common in Japan, Korea, N. China and Mongolia. (For terminology help see: HLA-A#Historical Guide to Understanding Nomenclature, HLA-serotype tutorial) Serotype B*5901 allele frequencies References

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HLA-B
HLA-B (major histocompatibility complex, class I, B) is a human gene that provides instructions for making a protein that plays a critical role in the immune system. HLA-B is part of a family of genes called the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex. The HLA complex helps the immune system distinguish the body's own proteins from proteins made by foreign invaders such as viruses and bacteria. HLA is the human version of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a gene family that occurs in many species. Genes in this complex are separated into three basic groups: class I, class II, and class III. In humans, the HLA-B gene and two related genes, HLA-A and HLA-C, are the major genes in MHC class I. MHC class I genes provide instructions for making proteins that are present on the surface of almost all cells. On the cell surface, these proteins are bound to protein fragments (peptides) that have been exported from within the cell. MHC class I proteins display these peptides to ...
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