The minor histocompatibility antigen HA-1: a diallelic gene with a single amino acid polymorphism.
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Abstract
The minor histocompatibility antigen (mHag) HA-1 is the only known mHag for which mismatching is correlated with the development of severe graft versus host disease (GvHD) after human leukocyte antigen-identical bone marrow transplantation. HA-1 was found to be a nonapeptide derived from an allele of the KIAA0223 gene. The HA-1-negative allelic counterpart encoded by KIAA0223 had one amino acid difference from HA-1. Family analysis with HA-1 allele-specific polymerase chain reaction showed an exact correlation between this allelic polymorphism and the HA-1 phenotype. HA-1 allele typing of donor and recipient should improve donor selection and allow the determination of bone marrow transplantation recipients with high risk for HA-1-induced GvHD development.
Medical subject headings
- Alleles
- HLA-A Antigens
- Minor Histocompatibility Antigens
- Minor Histocompatibility Loci
- Oligopeptides
- Polymorphism, Genetic