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HLA-Cw (Cw) is a human leukocyte antigen serotype within HLA-C serotype group. (For more general information on HLA serotypes, please see the article: History and naming of human leukocyte antigens.) Cw is determined by the antibody recognition of αundefined subset of HLA-Cw α-chains. For the serotype Cw, the alpha chain are encoded by the HLA-Cw* allele group and the β-chain are encoded by B2M locus. Cw and Cw* are almost synonymous in meaning.