Accepted Article Identification of the novel allele, HLA-B*14:56, in a Brazilian individual R. A Fabreti-Oliveira 1,2* , T. R Turner 3,4 , M. F. Lasmar 1,5 , E. Nascimento 1,2 1 Faculty of Medical Sciences, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 2 IMUNOLAB– Laboratory of Histocompatibility, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3 Anthony Nolan Research Institute, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK. 4 UCL Cancer Research Institute, Royal Free Campus, London, UK. 5 University Hospital of the Faculty of Medical Science, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil *Correspondent author: Raquel A. Fabreti-Oliveira PhD IMUNOLAB – Laboratório de Histocompatibilidade, Imunogenética e Imunologia de Transplantes Av Bernardo Monteiro 971, 11º andar, 30150-283 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil TelFax: 55 31 3274-6160 E-mail: raquel@imunolabtx.com.br Conflicts of Interest The authors confirm that there are no conflicts of interest. Novel allele, HLA-B*14:56 generated by a gene conversion event was identified in a Brazilian individual. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/tan.13203