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- Title
The IMGT/HLA database.
- Authors
Robinson, James; Mistry, Kavita; McWilliam, Hamish; Lopez, Rodrigo; Parham, Peter; Marsh, Steven G E
- Abstract
It is 12 years since the IMGT/HLA database was first released, providing the HLA community with a searchable repository of highly curated HLA sequences. The HLA complex is located within the 6p21.3 region of human chromosome 6 and contains more than 220 genes of diverse function. Many of the genes encode proteins of the immune system and are highly polymorphic. The naming of these HLA genes and alleles and their quality control is the responsibility of the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System. Through the work of the HLA Informatics Group and in collaboration with the European Bioinformatics Institute, we are able to provide public access to this data through the web site http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/. Regular updates to the web site ensure that new and confirmatory sequences are dispersed to the HLA community, and the wider research and clinical communities.
- Publication
Nucleic acids research, 2011, Vol 39, Issue Database issue, pD1171
- ISSN
1362-4962
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/nar/gkq998