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Typing and copy number determination for HLA-DRB3, -DRB4 and -DRB5 from next-generation sequencing data.
HLA - 1 Mar 2017
Zhang Y, Song Y, Cao H, Mo X, Yang H, Wang J, Lu Z, Zhang T
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BACKGROUND: HLA-DRB3, DRB4 and DRB5 (DRB3/4/5) are paralogues of HLA-DRB1. They have important roles in transplantation and have been reported to be related to many diseases. HLA typing methods for DRB3/4/5 based on NGS data have many limitations now, such as need of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or low accuracy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We present a HLA typing method for DRB3/4/5 based on read mapping and...
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