{"title":"Identification of the Novel HLA-DPB1*19:01:02 Allele by Next-Generation Sequencing","authors":"Chen Chen, Fang Wang, Wenwen Pi, Wei Zhang, Faming Zhu","doi":"10.1111/tan.70289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70289","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>HLA-DPB1*19:01:02 differs from HLA-DPB1*19:01:01 by a single nucleotide substitution at position 735 C>T.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterisation of the Novel KIR2DL3*038 Allele by Next Generation Sequencing","authors":"Velizar Shivarov, Angelina Mladenova, Ilina Micheva, Milena Ivanova","doi":"10.1111/tan.70297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70297","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The novel <i>KIR2DL3*038</i> allele was detected by Next Generation Sequencing.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144367558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of the Novel HLA-C*01:257N Allele by Next-Generation Sequencing","authors":"Qi Li, Wenwen Pi, Ying Li, Wei Zhang, Faming Zhu","doi":"10.1111/tan.70290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70290","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>HLA-C*01:257N differs from the HLA-C*01:02:01:01 allele by one nucleotide substitution in exon 4.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Novel HLA-DRB1*11:341 Allele Identified in a Brazilian Bone Marrow Donor","authors":"Isabella Fantini Molinari, Fernanda Pelisson Massi, Bruna Karina Banin Hirata, Larissa Danielle Bahls Pinto, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer","doi":"10.1111/tan.70298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70298","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The novel <i>HLA-DRB1*11:341</i> allele differs from <i>DRB1*11:01:01:01</i> by change of C → A in exon 4.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raquel Alenda, Miguel Angel Moreno-Hidalgo, Iris Vicente, Felix García-Sánchez, Antonio Balas
{"title":"Characterisation of Three Novel HLA-DQB1*02 Alleles, DQB1*02:02:32, DQB1*02:251N and DQB1*02:256","authors":"Raquel Alenda, Miguel Angel Moreno-Hidalgo, Iris Vicente, Felix García-Sánchez, Antonio Balas","doi":"10.1111/tan.70292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70292","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sequencing of the novel alleles <i>HLA-DQB1*02:02:32</i>, <i>DQB1*02:251N</i> and <i>DQB1*02:256</i>.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144339481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wan-Hsuan Chou, Chun-Yu Wei, Min-Rou Lin, Che-Mai Chang, Stephen B. Gruber, Mai-Szu Wu, Wei-Chiao Chang
{"title":"Identification of Genetic Variations in HLA Region for Kidney Functions","authors":"Wan-Hsuan Chou, Chun-Yu Wei, Min-Rou Lin, Che-Mai Chang, Stephen B. Gruber, Mai-Szu Wu, Wei-Chiao Chang","doi":"10.1111/tan.70284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70284","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>HLA allelic polymorphisms are associated with a variety of kidney-related traits in different populations. Although Taiwanese-specific genetic variants associated with kidney function have been reported, the role of HLA alleles is unclear. In this study, the association between eGFR and genetic variations in the HLA region was explored in a cohort of 59,448 Taiwanese subjects. A total of 448 genetic variations in the HLA region are significantly associated with eGFR. <i>HLA-C*03</i> is associated with decreased eGFR, while <i>HLA-DQA1*</i>03, <i>HLA-DQB1*</i>03:03 and <i>HLA-DQB1*</i>03:03:02 demonstrated protective effects. Moreover, amino acid changes on <i>HLA-C</i> and <i>HLA-DRB1</i> are significantly associated with eGFR. Finally, the eGFR-associated single nucleotide variations (SNVs) and insertions and deletions (indels) are enriched in the <i>HLA-DQB1</i> gene. After conditional analysis, we identified two independent signals, including rs2853941, rs3830060. In summary, this study highlights the role of <i>HLA-C</i>, <i>HLA-DQA1</i>, <i>HLA-DQB1</i> and <i>HLA-DRB1</i> variations in kidney function in the Taiwan Han Chinese population.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144367407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Benedict M. Matern, Eric Spierings, Emma Peereboom, Matt Tector, Joseph Tector, Massimo Mangiola, Robert A. Montgomery, Matthias Niemann
{"title":"Swine Xenografts Share Few Predicted Indirectly Recognisable SLA-Derived Epitopes With HLA-Derived Epitopes From Human Kidney Grafts","authors":"Benedict M. Matern, Eric Spierings, Emma Peereboom, Matt Tector, Joseph Tector, Massimo Mangiola, Robert A. Montgomery, Matthias Niemann","doi":"10.1111/tan.70291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70291","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Swine-derived kidneys are a promising alternative organ source for transplantation, but compatibility in the major histocompatibility complex remains an immunological barrier. Furthermore, in repeat transplantations, CD4+ memory T cells can lead to a more rapid immune response against repeated exposure to the same antigens. Several studies have shown that HLA and SLA proteins share overlapping B cell epitopes due to structural or electrostatic similarities, but the role of overlapping T cell epitopes has not been fully explored. This study aims to computationally analyse the potential risk of memory T cell activation in subsequent human-after-swine and swine-after-human transplantation by evaluating shared T cell epitopes between the two graft sources. We show that while HLA and SLA demonstrate striking structural similarities, their linear protein sequences are very distinct, which translates to disparate HLA- and SLA-derived peptidomes and T cell epitopes. By applying the PIRCHE-II Tmem analysis to a simulated panel of recipients receiving repeat transplantations from a human kidney and from a swine xenograft, we observed a median of 1 shared T cell epitope in the cross-species context, compared to a median of 17 shared between two human-derived kidneys. This suggests that a swine xenograft exposes a low risk of T cell memory against a later human donor, and that xenotransplantation may provide an opportunity to receive a graft for highly HLA-sensitised recipients.</p>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/tan.70291","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144336100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Novel HLA-DPB1*1156:01:02 Allele was Identified by Next-Generation Sequencing","authors":"Chen Chen, Nanying Chen, Qi Li, Wei Zhang, Faming Zhu","doi":"10.1111/tan.70280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70280","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>HLA-DPB1*1156:01:02 differs from HLA-DPB1*1156:01:01 by a single nucleotide substitution at position 262 C>A.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144315294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dennis A. J. van den Broek, Gonca E. Karahan, Soufian Meziyerh, Yvonne de Vaal, Kim H. Bakker, Geert W. Haasnoot, Joris I. Rotmans, Y. K. Onno Teng, Cees van Kooten, Sebastiaan Heidt, Dave L. Roelen, Aiko P. J. de Vries
{"title":"Belimumab to Aid Pre-Transplant Immunological Risk-Stratification by Uncovering Broader HLA-Specific Memory B-Cell Profiles","authors":"Dennis A. J. van den Broek, Gonca E. Karahan, Soufian Meziyerh, Yvonne de Vaal, Kim H. Bakker, Geert W. Haasnoot, Joris I. Rotmans, Y. K. Onno Teng, Cees van Kooten, Sebastiaan Heidt, Dave L. Roelen, Aiko P. J. de Vries","doi":"10.1111/tan.70285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70285","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Highly sensitised kidney transplant candidates face substantial barriers to transplantation due to limited donor compatibility. Delisting unacceptable antigens with detectable HLA-specific antibodies can improve transplant access. It is, however, challenging to determine which specificities are safe to delist. Assessment of circulating HLA-specific memory B-cells may support risk stratification. However, current methodologies are limited by the predominant localisation of memory B-cells in secondary lymphoid organs and thus by potential false negativity. BAFF inhibitors, such as belimumab, mobilise memory B-cells into the circulation, which could reduce false-negative evaluations and improve pretransplant risk stratification. We administered off-label treatment with 200 mg of subcutaneous belimumab weekly for 4 weeks to seven highly sensitised patients with limited allocation probability. The clinical aim was to safely increase allocation probability by selectively delisting unacceptable HLA-specificities without detectable B-cell memory. HLA-specific memory B-cell profiles were assessed before and after treatment, revealing significantly broader HLA-specific memory B-cell profiles after belimumab in addition to a significant increase of HLA-antibody MFI in the eluate of stimulated memory B-cells. This strategy may pave the way for a new paradigm in pretransplant immunological risk-stratification, allowing improved assessment of HLA-specific memory B-cell profiles, which could potentially limit the risk of memory responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/tan.70285","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144292759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
David Beaune, Arpit Sharma, Kathryn De Koning, Abubaker M. E. Sidahmed, Sabina Al Agbar
{"title":"Identification of the HLA-B*27:277 Allele in Individuals of European Descent and Native American Descent","authors":"David Beaune, Arpit Sharma, Kathryn De Koning, Abubaker M. E. Sidahmed, Sabina Al Agbar","doi":"10.1111/tan.70287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.70287","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>HLA-B*27:277</i> differs from <i>HLA-B*27:05:02:05</i> by a single substitution in exon 6.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13172,"journal":{"name":"HLA","volume":"105 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144292294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}