An SSP-PCR method for the rapid detection of disease-associated alleles HLA-A*29 and HLA-B*51.

Amstutz, Ursula; Schärer, Dominic Manuel; Andrey, G; Wirthmüller, Urs; Largiadèr, Carlo Rodolfo (2018). An SSP-PCR method for the rapid detection of disease-associated alleles HLA-A*29 and HLA-B*51. HLA : immune response genetic, 92(2), pp. 90-93. Wiley 10.1111/tan.13296

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HLA-A*29 and HLA-B*51 are associated with birdshot uveitis and Behçet's disease, respectively, and are used as a diagnostic criterion in patients with suspected disease, requiring their detection in diagnostic laboratories. While commercial tests for individual HLA alleles are available for other disease-associated HLA variants, no similar allele-specific assays are available for HLA-A*29 and HLA-B*51. Here, we report sequence-specific priming-polymerase chain reaction (SSP-PCR) methods for the detection of HLA-A*29 and HLA-B*51 using a single PCR reaction per allele. The assays were tested in 30 and 32 previously HLA-typed samples, respectively, representing >97% of HLA-A alleles and >93% of HLA-B alleles in a European population. A concordance of 100% was observed with previous typing results, validating these methods for use in a diagnostic or research context.

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