Table 1

HLA-A, -B and -C carrier frequencies of stage IV melanoma patients. HLA-A and B alleles of 739 and 709 stage IV melanoma patients were typed serologically; HLA-C (391 stage IV melanoma patients) was typed by PCR. The frequencies of all alleles included in the analysis are shown. Subtypes are given in italics; the main types that have been partially subtyped are shown in bold. HLA carrier frequencies of the main types that have been partially subtyped encompass the carrier frequencies of the subtypes; the fraction of patients who have been subtyped for a certain allele is given as a percentage.

HLA-A (n = 739)
HLA-B (n = 709)
HLA-C (n = 391)
serotype
frequency
subtyped
serotype
frequency
subtyped
allele
frequency

HLA-A1
28.69%

HLA-B5
12.55%
89.89%
HLA-Cw1
5.88%
HLA-A2
51.42%

HLA-B51
10.30%

HLA-Cw2
12.53%
HLA-A3
28.96%

HLA-B52
0.99%

HLA-Cw3
23.02%
HLA-A9
23.68%
99.43%
HLA-B7
27.79%

HLA-Cw4
23.53%
HLA-A23
5.41%

HLA-B8
16.22%

HLA-Cw5
12.79%
HLA-A24
18.13%

HLA-B12
24.96%
98.31%
HLA-Cw6
23.27%
HLA-A10
11.23%
98.80%
HLA-B44
23.41%

HLA-Cw7
48.34%
HLA-A25
5.55%

HLA-B45
1.13%

HLA-Cw8
3.07%
HLA-A26
5.01%

HLA-B13
5.64%



HLA-A34
0.14%

HLA-B14
4.80%
29.41%


HLA-A66
0.41%

HLA-B64
0.28%



HLA-A11
9.34%

HLA-B65
1.13%



HLA-A19
22.46%
96.99%
HLA-B15
14.10%
79.00%


HLA-A29
5.82%

HLA-B62
10.58%



HLA-A30
2.98%

HLA-B63
0.56%



HLA-A31
5.14%

HLA-B75
0.00%



HLA-A32
5.55%

HLA-B16
9.59%
98.53%


HLA-A33
2.30%

HLA-B38
4.94%



HLA-A28
6.63%
36.73%
HLA-B39
4.51%



HLA-A68
2.03%

HLA-B18
10.58%



HLA-A69
0.41%

HLA-B21
4.65%
96.97%





HLA-B49
2.26%






HLA-B50
2.26%






HLA-B22
3.24%
95.65%





HLA-B54
0.14%






HLA-B55
1.41%






HLA-B56
1.55%






HLA-B27
8.89%






HLA-B35
15.23%






HLA-B37
3.95%






HLA-B40
11.99%
90.59%





HLA-B60
8.46%






HLA-B61
2.40%






HLA-B41
2.96%




Fensterle et al. BMC Medicine 2006 4:5   doi:10.1186/1741-7015-4-5