HLA-A26 explained
Disease associations
A26 Serotype is associated with adult T-cell leukemia in Japanese.[1] [2]
Notes and References
- Nomura K, Utsunomiya A, Furushou H, Tara M, Hazeki M, Tokunaga M, Uozumi K, Hanada S, Yashiki S, Tajima K, Sonoda S . A family predisposition to adult T-cell leukemia. . J Clin Exp Hematop . 46 . 2 . 67–71 . 2006 . 17142956 . 10.3960/jslrt.46.67. free .
- Yashiki S, Fujiyoshi T, Arima N, Osame M, Yoshinaga M, Nagata Y, Tara M, Nomura K, Utsunomiya A, Hanada S, Tajima K, Sonoda S . HLA-A*26, HLA-B*4002, HLA-B*4006, and HLA-B*4801 alleles predispose to adult T cell leukemia: the limited recognition of HTLV type 1 tax peptide anchor motifs and epitopes to generate anti-HTLV type 1 tax CD8(+) cytotoxic T lymphocytes. . AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses . 17 . 11 . 1047–61 . 2001 . 11485622 . 10.1089/088922201300343735.
