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ArticleHLA2025

Extensive Analysis of Genetic Diversity in HLA-DMA, HLA-DMB, HLA-DOA and HLA-DOB: Characterisation of 236 Novel Alleles.

Viviane Albrecht, Madlen Pahlke, Jürgen Sauter, Christin Paech, Kathrin Putke, Alexander H Schmidt, Vinzenz Lange, Anja Klussmeier

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  1. Advances inFrontiers in immunology · 2026
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8 authors.

Viviane AlbrechtDKMS Life Science Lab, Dresden, Germany.
Madlen PahlkeDKMS Life Science Lab, Dresden, Germany.
Jürgen SauterDKMS Group, Tübingen, Germany.
Christin PaechDKMS Life Science Lab, Dresden, Germany.
Kathrin PutkeDKMS Life Science Lab, Dresden, Germany.
Alexander H SchmidtDKMS Life Science Lab, Dresden, Germany.
Vinzenz LangeDKMS Life Science Lab, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6442-9573
Anja KlussmeierDKMS Life Science Lab, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2987-7071

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HLA-DMA, -DMB, -DOA and -DOB are non-classical HLA Class II genes that play a crucial role in the selection of highly stable HLA Class II/peptide complexes on antigen-presenting cells. Although the genes were initially thought to have a limited diversity with less than 13 alleles per gene documented in the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database in 2022, recent studies suggest a potential impact of certain alleles on the outcome of hematopoietic cell transplantation. To gain a deeper understanding of allelic diversity, we sequenced HLA-DMA, -DMB, -DOA and -DOB of 1880 potential stem cell donors from Germany, Poland, Great Britain and Chile, achieving full-gene resolution. Remarkably, we identified 3968 previously undescribed sequences, including 28 distinct novel proteins. The observed allele frequencies were consistent across all studied populations with one dominating protein for each gene: HLA-DMA*01:01 (> 77%), HLA-DMB*01:01 (> 63%), HLA-DOA*01:01 (> 97%) and HLA-DOB*01:01 (> 77%). Notably, a much higher diversity was observed in full-genomic resolution. Finally, we submitted 51 distinct novel sequences for HLA-DMA, 58 for HLA-DMB, 80 for HLA-DOA and 47 for HLA-DOB to the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database. This comprehensive reference database update will not only simplify future genotyping of HLA-DMA, -DMB, -DOA and -DOB but will hopefully also enhance our understanding of the complex process of peptide selection and loading to the HLA Class II proteins.

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AllelesGenetic VariationHLA-D AntigensChileGene FrequencyGermanyHumansTissue DonorsUnited KingdomHLA-D AntigensHLA-DM antigensHLA-DO antigensallelegenotypehaplotypeHLAHLA‐DMHLA‐DOMHCnovel allele

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