HLA-Cw*16
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HLA-Cw*16 (Cw*16) is an HLA-C allele-group. The serotype identifies the more common HLA-Cw*16 gene products.[1] This allele group is most commonly found in West Africa, but A single Haplotype of Cw16 is found in Western Europe at unusually high frequencies. There is no useful serology for Cw*16.[2]
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major histocompatibility complex (human), class I, Cw*16 | ||
Alleles | Cw*1601 Cw*1602 | |
Structure (See HLA-C) | ||
Identifiers | 1601 1602 | |
Symbol(s) | HLA-C[permanent dead link] | |
EBI-HLA | Cw**1601 | |
Cw**1602 | ||
Shared data | ||
Locus | chr.6 6p21.31 | |