【Abstract】ObjectiveTo develop a new singletube polymerase chain reaction amplification (ST Amp) protocol for the efficient sequencing-based typing (SBT) of human leukocyte antigen DRB1（HLA-DRB1）.MethodsA set of 7 group-specific exonic 5′ amplification primers and a single generic 3′ primer were included together in a single PCR mix to facilitate a single PCR amplification per sample for HLA-DRB1 typing.ResultsAll samples were successfully typed, the typing result was accurate and repeatable.ConclusionST Amp technique has resulted in the ability to perform high-resolution, high-specificity and high-throughput HLA-DRB1 typing by DNA sequencing.
