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HLAProfiler utilizes k-mer profiles to improve HLA calling accuracy for rare and common alleles in RNA-seq data.
Genome medicine - 27 Sept 2017
Buchkovich Martin L, Brown Chad C, Robasky Kimberly, Chai Shengjie, Westfall Sharon, Vincent Benjamin G, Weimer Eric T, Powers Jason G
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BACKGROUND: The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system is a genomic region involved in regulating the human immune system by encoding cell membrane major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins that are responsible for self-recognition. Understanding the variation in this region provides important insights into autoimmune disorders, disease susceptibility, oncological immunotherapy, regenerative medicine,...
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