Table 1.
Specificities of commonly used serological typing reagents and their corresponding eplets.
| Serological specificity | Corresponding eplet | Serological specificity | Corresponding eplet | Serological specificity | Corresponding eplet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al | 163RG | B18 | 30G | DR7 + 9 | 78V2 |
| A1 + A36 | 44KM2 | B18 + B35 | 44RT | DR8 | 25YRF |
| A2 | 66RKH | B27 | 71KA | DR8 + 12 | 16Y |
| A2 + A28 | 142MT | B40 | 44RK | DR9 | 13FEY |
| A2 + A69 | 107W | B44 | 199V | DR10 | 40YD2 |
| A3 | 161D | B48 | 245TA | DR11 | 57DE |
| A9 | 66GKH | Bw4 | 82LR | DR12 | 37L |
| A10 | 149TAH | Bw6 | 80ERN | DR13 | 71DEA |
| A11 | 151AHA | Cwl | 6K | DR14 | 57AA |
| A25 + A32 | 76ESI | Cw2 | 211T | DR15 | 71A |
| A29 | 62LQ | Cw3 | 173K | DR17 | 26TYD |
| A30 | 152RW | Cw4 | 17WR | DR51 | 96EN3 |
| A30 + A31 | 56R | Cw5 + 8 | 138K | DR52 | 98Q |
| A31 + A33 | 73ID | Cw7 | 193PL | DR53 | 48YQ6 |
| A68 | 245VA | DR1 | 12LKF2 | DQ1 | 52PQ2 |
| B5 + B35 | 193PV | DR1 + 10 | 13FEL | DQ2 | 45GE3 |
| B7 | 177DK | DR1 + 51 | 96EV | DQ3 | 55PP |
| B8 + Cw7 | 9D | DR2 | 142M2 | DQ4 | 56L2 |
| B12 | 167ES | DR3 | 74R | DQ5 | 74SR3 |
| B13 | 144QL | DR4 | 96Y2 | DQ6 | 125G |
| B15 | 163LW | DR3 + 6 | 31YYFH | DQ7 | 45EV |
| B16 | 158T | DR7 | 25Q3 | DQ8 | 56PPA |
| B17 | 71SA | DQ7 + 9 | 56PPD |
Eplet descriptions are according to HLAMatchmaker (www.epitopes.net). The number represents the sequence location of one of the polymorphic residues annotated with standard single letters. Some eplets have subscripted numbers indicating additional residue configurations in other locations.