HLA-A36

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HLA-A36
(MHC Class I, A cell surface antigen)
HLA-A36
About
Protein	transmembrane receptor/ligand
Structure	αβ heterodimer
Subunits	HLA-A*3601, β2-microglobulin
Subtypes
Subtype allele Available structures A36 *3601 {{{cNick2}}} *36{{{cAllele2}}} {{{cNick3}}} *36{{{cAllele3}}} {{{cNick4}}} *36{{{cAllele4}}}
Alleles link-out to IMGT/HLA database at EBI

HLA-A36 (A36) is a human leukocyte antigen serotype within HLA-A serotype group. The serotype is determined by the antibody recognition of α³⁶ subset of HLA-A α-chains. For A36, the alpha "A" chain are encoded by the HLA-A*36 allele group and the β-chain are encoded by B2M locus.^[1] This group currently is dominated by A*3601. A36 and A*36 are almost synonymous in meaning.

A36 is more common in Africa (North and East) and Central Asia. A36 is rare HLA-A allele group.

A36 has a high false serotyping rate to A1.