In accepted HLA nomenclature for identifying HLA alleles by DNA sequence information, the fourth specific allele of the HLA-A31 family would be noted as which of the following?

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The accepted HLA nomenclature for identifying HLA alleles by DNA sequence information uses the following structure: HLA-gene*numeric code:numeric code. The first part indicates the gene locus, the second part indicates the group, and the third part indicates the specific allele. Therefore, the fourth specific allele of the HLA-A31 family would be noted as HLA-A*31:04.

In Accepted HLA Nomenclature for Identifying HLA Alleles by DNA