Identification and characterization of 122 novel HLA alleles in bone marrow donors recruited to the Ezer Mizion Bone Marrow Donor Registry.

Between January 2018 and June 2021, the Ezer Mizion recruited 223,960 donors. All donors were typed for their HLA class I and II alleles at high resolution by Next Generation Sequencing techniques. Comparison between the sequences obtained from these donors and those in the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database, revealed 122 Novel HLA alleles that were found in 133 donors.

Perinatal depressive symptoms among Arab women in northern Israel.

Perinatal depression, a prevalent condition with negative consequences for the mother, infant and family, has been reported in many countries. This study aimed to assess the scope of depressive symptoms among pregnant and postnatal Israeli Arab women and to identify possible risk factors. Data were collected from a screening program at 58 Mother-Child Health Care clinics in northern Israel from June to December, 2009.