HLA-B75

Illustration of HLA-B with peptide in the binding pocket.
HLA-B (alpha)-β2MG with bound peptide
major histocompatibility complex (human), class I, B75
Alleles B*1513
Structure (See HLA-B)
Shared data
Locus chr.6 6p21.31

HLA-B75 (B75) is an HLA-B serotype. The serotype identifies certain B*15 gene-allele protein products of HLA-B.[1]

B75 is one of many split antigens of the broad antigen, B15. B75 (B*1502) is associated with a severe drug-induced skin condition in ethnic East Asians.[2]

  1. ^ Marsh, S. G.; Albert, E. D.; Bodmer, W. F.; Bontrop, R. E.; Dupont, B.; Erlich, H. A.; Fernández-Viña, M.; Geraghty, D. E.; Holdsworth, R.; Hurley, C. K.; Lau, M.; Lee, K. W.; Mach, B.; Maiers, M.; Mayr, W. R.; Müller, C. R.; Parham, P.; Petersdorf, E. W.; Sasazuki, T.; Strominger, J. L.; Svejgaard, A.; Terasaki, P. I.; Tiercy, J. M.; Trowsdale, J. (2010). "Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 2010". Tissue Antigens. 75 (4): 291–455. doi:10.1111/j.1399-0039.2010.01466.x. PMC 2848993. PMID 20356336.
  2. ^ Chung WH, Hung SI, Hong HS, et al. (April 2004). "Medical genetics: a marker for Stevens–Johnson syndrome". Nature. 428 (6982): 486. Bibcode:2004Natur.428..486C. doi:10.1038/428486a. PMID 15057820.