Objective To identify a novel HLA-B allele in Chinese Han population.Methods No full matched result was obtained in HLA-B locus in HLA typing for China marrow donor program(CMDP) using bi-allelic sequence-based typing(SBT).A confirmatory test for novel HLA allele was performed with mono-allelic SBT.Results B * 15∶05∶01 was confirmed and another allele should be a B * 54new.The B * 54new has 2 nt changes from the closest matching HLA-B * 54∶01∶01 at nt 559,560 where AC→GA(codon163ACG→GAG),led to a coding change,163T→E.Conclusion A novel HLA-B allele was confirmed and officially named HLA-B * 54∶26 under the Genbank Accession number JN209963 by the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System in February 2012.

OBJECTIVETo explore the cerebral function laterality of acupuncture at left and right Hegu (LI 4) by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and provide objective evidences for side selection of Hegu (LI 4) in the clinical application.

METHODSEighty healthy volunteers were randomly divided into a left-acupoint group and a right-acupoint group, and they were treated with acupuncture at left Hegu (LI 4) and right Hegu (LI 4) respectively. After the arrival of qi, the task-state fMRI data in both groups was collected, and analysis of functional neuroimages (AFNI) software was used to perform intra-group and between-group comparisons. After acupuncture, acupuncture feelings were recorded and MGH acupuncture sensation scale (MASS) was recorded.

RESULTSThe difference of MASS between the two groups was not significant (P>0. 05). The result of left-acupoint group showed an increased signal on right cerebral hemisphere, while the right-acupoint group showed extensive signal changes in both cerebral hemispheres. The analysis between left-acupoint group and retroflex right-acupoint group showed differences in brain areas.

CONCLUSIONSThe central effect of acupuncture at left and right Hegu (LI 4) is dissymmetry, indicating right hemisphere laterality. The right lobus insularis and cingulate gyrus may be the key regions in the acupuncture at Hegu (LI 4).

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Adolescent ; Adult ; Brain ; diagnostic imaging ; physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Radiography ; Sensation ; Young Adult

with PsA in Chinese Han population from Shandong Province.

Objective To analyze the polymorphic character of HLA-A,B,DRB1 alleles at highresolution level in Ji-nan Han population.Methods A total of 483 unrelated and healthy Han ethnic individual from Ji-nan region were genotyped by PCR-SBT for HLA-A,B and DRB1 loci.Then allelic and haplotypic frequencies were calculated by maximum likelihood estimation method using Arlequin software.Results There were 27,56 and 41 alleles identified at HLA-A,B and DRB1 loci respectively,and the most common alleles were A * 11∶01(0.1615),B * 13∶02(0.1163) and DRB1 * 07∶01 (0.1763).The three loci haplotype was dominated by A* 30∶01-B * 13∶02-DRB1 * 07∶01 with a frequency of 0.0867.Conclusion The HLA-A,B and DRB1 loci are highly polymorphic in Ji-nan Han population.

Objective To investigate the killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genes, KIR2DS4 and its variant KIR1D for an association with syphilis in the comparison between syphilis patients and unrelated healthy subjects. Methods One hundred and ninety syphilis patients and 192 unrelated healthy subjects were performed to determine the KIR genotypes by PCR-SSP method. The gene frequencies of KIR2DS4 and KIR1D were analyzed for an association with syphilis in the patients and healthy people who belonged to KIR gene haplotype A. Results Of 192 healthy individuals, 187 were identified with a KIR2DS4 gene. And 91 individuals were classified as homozygous haplotype A with the percent of 48.7% (91/187) in 187 KIR2DS4 positive individuals. Of 190 syphilis patients, 181 were identified with a KIR2DS4 gene. And 89 individuals were classified as homozygous haplotype A with the percent of 49.2% (89/181) in 181 KIR2DS4 positive individuals. The frequency of KIR1D/KIR1D in syphilis patients classified as haplotype A was 16.9%, and was significantly higher than that in the control group (6.6%, P=0.032). However, there was no significant difference for the frequencies of KIR2DS4/KIR2DS4 and KIR2DS4/KIR1D between the two groups (P>0.05). Conclusion KIR1D/KIR1D might be associated with syphilis in the comparison between syphilis patients and unrelated healthy controls who were classified as homozygous haplotype A.

Objective To analyze the distribution of HLA-C alleles in Shandong Han population of China.Methods One hundred and fifty unrelated potential donors,self-claimed as Han population from Shandong province,were selected from China Marrow Donor Program.Genotypes of HLA-C with the donors were identified by PCR-SBT.The frequencies of allele were calculated with direct counting method and the differences with other populations were analyzed with SPSS16.0 x2 software.Results A total of 25 alleles of HLA-C were observed and the most common alleles were C * 06:02 and C * 07:02 with the frequency of more than 10.00％.Moreover,there were 16 kinds of alleles with the frequency of more than 1.00％ accounting for 95.33％ of the total alleles.The distribution of HLA-C alleles in Shandong Han population was similar to that in northern Han population,but had some differences with that in southern Han population.In addition,the distribution of HLA-C alleles in Shandong Han population significantly differed from that of German/African American.Conclusion This study on the distribution of HLA-C alleles in Shandong Han population provides valuable references for further studies on the genetics of HLA,cross-match for organ transplantation and other genetic-associated diseases in this population.

Objective To identify a novel HLA allele, HLA-B*4086, in Chinese population and to investigate its pedigree. Methods An exceptional reaction pattern was detected in routine HLA typing of a CMDP (China Marrow Donor Programme) sample by PCR-sequence specific oligonucleotide primer (PCR-SSOP) assay. A new HLA-B allele was confirmed by sequence-based typing. Then family investigation was performed. Results DNA sequencing confirmed a new HLA allele. Compared with the closest macthing allele HLA-B*40060101, the novel allele has a difference at nt419 (A→T) in exon 3, which resulted in an amino acid change from Tyr to Phe at codon 140. Family investigation indicated the new allele derives from mother of the carrier. Conclusions One novel HLA allele was confirmed by sequencing based typing and it had been designated as HLA-B*4086 by the WHO Nomenclature Committee. This novel allele was inherited from mother of the carrier.

OBJECTIVETo verify 3 novel HLA-A alleles A*24:224, A*24:225 and A*24:257 identified in Chinese Han individuals.

METHODSNo full matched results were obtained at HLA-A locus in HLA typing for China Marrow Donor Program (CMDP) using bi-allelic Sequence-Based Typing (SBT). The novel HLA alleles were identified with allele-specific amplification SBT.

RESULTSAll of the three probands had a novel nucleotide sequence at HLA-A locus. All of the 3 new sequences are most close to HLA-A*24:02:01:01 except for 1 or 2 nucleotide substitution in exon 2, which resulted in different changes in corresponding codons and encoded amino acids.

CONCLUSIONThree novel HLA-A alleles were confirmed and officially named as HLA-A*24:224, HLA-A*24:225 and HLA-A*24:257 under the GenBank accession numbers JQ899198, JQ924283 and HG003642 by the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System in November 2012 and November 2013, respectively.

Alleles ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; ethnology ; genetics ; Base Sequence ; China ; ethnology ; Genetics, Population ; HLA-A24 Antigen ; genetics ; Histocompatibility Testing ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Sequence Analysis, DNA

OBJECTIVE: To characterize a novel HLA allele, A*24:191, its DNA sequence, MHC modeling structure, and the possible influence of the amino-acid residue variations on the molecule. METHODS: The HLA sequence was determined by Luminex PCR-SSO and PCR-SBT. Its MHC molecular structure and the possible effects of the amino-acid residue variations were modeled and analyzed with Phyre2, RCSB PDB and HistoCheck software. RESULTS: The PCR-SBT revealed the novel A*24:191 differs from A*24:02 in exon 2 at position 256, 265, 270 with G>C, G>C, A>T. The MHC molecular structure prediction showed that, compared with A*24:02, the 62nd residue of A*24:191 changed from the acidic E to a neutral Q, both with the side chain extending outside the α helix pointing forward the groove, (Risler's score, R=2), the 65th changed from the smaller neutral G extending inside the helix to a basic R with a long-chain extending upward outside the helix (R=52), and the 66th changed from the basic K to a neutral N both with a long side chain extending inside the groove (R=31). The above residues are located on the α helix of the α 1 domain which constituting the side wall of the peptide-binding groove. The DSS Score=3.85. From the surface image of the molecule, it can be clearly seen that the variations of the properties, sizes and configurations of the residues caused significant changes in the shape of the surface structure of the α helix. CONCLUSION It suggested that the residue variations are likely to change the peptide binding properties as well as the TCR and antibody binding characteristics of the molecule.
Alleles ; Amino Acid Sequence ; HLA-A Antigens ; Humans ; Peptides ; Protein Binding ; Protein Conformation

OBJECTIVETo report on a novel HLA-A allele, A*29:49, identified in a Chinese Han population by sequence based typing (SBT).

METHODSA donor from China Marrow Donor Programme (CMDP) was typed with a bi-allelic PCR-SBT kit, and no full matched result was obtained for the HLA-A locus. The novel HLA allele was verified with an allele-specific amplification SBT kit.

RESULTSA novel HLA-A allele was identified, which has differed by one nucleotide from the closest matched allele, HLA-A*29:01:01:01, at position 368(A→T), codon 99 (TAT→TTT), resulting in an amino acid substitution (Y→F). Another allele was verified as A*02:06:01.

CONCLUSIONA novel HLA-A allele was identified and officially named as HLA-A*29:49 by the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System.

Alleles ; Amino Acid Substitution ; genetics ; Base Sequence ; China ; HLA-A Antigens ; genetics ; Humans ; Sequence Analysis, DNA ; methods