Identification of the novel HLA-B*08:79:02 allele by next generation sequencing.

The HLA-B*08:79:02 allele differs from the HLA-B*08:01:01:01 by 4 nucleotides in Exon 3.

The impact of transfused blood products on deceased donor HLA typing.

Accurate deceased donor HLA typing assumes that the blood sample tested contains only DNA from the organ donor. Prior to procurement, many organ donors are transfused at least one unit of red blood cells (RBC). Non-organ donor DNA acquired from transfusions may result in incorrect and/or ambiguous HLA typing.