IMGT/HLA and IMGT/MHC -- Sequence databases for the study of the major histocompatibility complex

URL:

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla

What you can do:

Search for sequences of the human major histocompatibility complex (HLA) and the major histocompatibility complex from a number of non-human primates, canines and feline sequences.

Highlights:

The IMGT/HLA database provides a centralized repository for the sequences of the alleles named by the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System.
The HLA sequences have also been extended to include intron sequences and the 3' and 5' untranslated regions in the alignments and also the inclusion of new genes such as MICA.
The first release contained 964 sequences, the most recent release 3300 sequences, with around 450 new sequences been added each year.
The tools provided on the website have been updated to allow more complex alignments, which include genomic sequence data, as well as the development of tools for probe and primer design and the inclusion of data from the HLA Dictionary.
Regular updates to the website ensure that new and confirmatory sequences are dispersed to the HLA community, and the wider research and clinical communities.

Keywords:

human major histocompatibility complex
MHC
HLA
major histocompatibility complex
major histocompatibility complex data warehouse
primates histocompatibility complex
monkey histocompatibility complex
ape histocompatibility complex
canine histocompatibility complex
feline histocompatibility complex

Literature & Tutorials:

PubMed Link: IMGT/HLS and IMGD/MHC
2009 Update: The IMGT/HLA database
2011 Update: The IMGT/HLA database.

This record last updated: 01-05-2009

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