IMGT/HLA Database

Release 2.26.0, 17 July 2009

The IMGT/HLA Database provides a specialist database for sequences of the human major histocompatibility complex (HLA) and includes the official sequences for the WHO Nomenclature Committee For Factors of the HLA System. The IMGT/HLA Database is part of the international ImMunoGeneTics project (IMGT).

• Introduction to the IMGT/HLA Database
• Database Statistics
• Publications and citing the database

• What's new in the latest release

More details on the forthcoming changes to the HLA nomenclature are now available at http://hla.alleles.org/announcement.html

Latest Developments

• Changes to the HLA Nomenclature
• Probe and Primer Search Tool
• Allele Ethnicity Tool
• Representation of Splice Site Variants
• What does the 'Q' mean? - Suffixes in the HLA Nomenclature
• Registry Search Determinants
• Other recent updates to the site

For more information about the database, queries (including website) or to subscribe to the IMGT/HLA mailing list please contact IMGT/HLA Support.

The IMGT/HLA Database is sponsored by a number of institutes and companies, for further details of all our supporters and how you can help please see the funding page.

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