Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, update August 2017

Detection of an HLA‐C*01:02:01:01 variant, HLA‐C*01:02:43, in a Taiwanese individual

“…The name C*01:02:43 has been officially assigned by the World Health Organization (WHO) Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System in August 2017 2 . The confirmatory sequence of C*01:02:43 (submission number HWS10059359) was submitted to the IPD‐IMGT/HLA database 1 in July 2020.…”

Characterization of the novel HLA allele: B*14:58

“…The name B*14:58 has been officially assigned by the World Health Organization (WHO) Nomenclature Committee in November 2017. This follows the agreed policy that, subject to the conditions stated in the most recent Nomenclature Report, names will be assigned to new sequences as they are identified …”