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The IMGT/HLA database.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Jan 2011
Robinson James, Mistry Kavita, McWilliam Hamish, Lopez Rodrigo, Parham Peter, Marsh Steven G E
Abstract excerpt
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...
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