IMGT/HLA Database

Accessing the IMGT/HLA Database

The IMGT/HLA Database can be accessed a variety of ways. You can query the database using the a number of access methods from the following tables. The more common tools are also available directly from the left hand menu bar.

Query Tools
Allele Query Form	Search tool for retrieving information on any allele in the IMGT/HLA Database.
Allele Status Checker	Allows users to determine which alleles contain only partial sequences and which alleles have not been independently confirmed.
Cell Queries	Search tool which allows complex queries on source cells.
Conversion Tools	Tool for converting allele names to the new nomenclature
Deleted Alleles	List of deleted allele names, with reason for deletion
Ethnic Origins	Search tool which displays the known ethnic origins for HLA Alleles.
HLA Typing Ambiguities Page	A PDF file of ambiguous allele combinations seen in sequence based typing is provided for you to download. PDF files may require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
KIR Ligand Calculator	Defines HLA-B and HLA-C ligand motifs associated with NK cell alloreactivity.
Polymorphism Search Tool	Search tool to identify polymorphic positions in HLA sequences.
Probe and Primer Search	Search tool for generating probe and primer hit tables.
Sequence Alignments	Interactive sequence alignment tool with help page available. Static text version of the sequence alignments are available from http://hla.alleles.org/ provided by the HLA Informatics Group.
Submission Tools
Sequence Submission Tool	Online submission of sequences to the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System.
Other EBI Search Tools
BLAST Search Tool	The EBI's BLAST search engine for nucleotide and protein searches.
FASTA Protein Search Tool	The EBI's FASTA search engine for protein sequence searches.
SRS Search Tool	This search engine allow you to perform complex queries on the IMGT/HLA flat files available from the FTP directory
Phylogenetic Analysis
ClustalW	Phylogenetic analysis of the IMGT/HLA sequences can be performed using ClustalW.

Information

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

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