IMGT/HLA Database

HLA Nomenclature

The following HLA nomenclature information is available from the IMGT/HLA website.

• What does the 'Q' mean? - Suffixes in the HLA Nomenclature
• How we make the HLA Alignments

The following HLA nomenclature information is available from the HLA Informatics Group on their http://hla.alleles.org/ website.

• How an HLA allele is named
• HLA Nomenclature Reports
• HLA Nomenclature Updates

HLA Gene Nomenclature

• List of names for genes in the HLA region

HLA Antigen Nomenclature - Serologically defined

• The naming of HLA Antigens
• List of serologically identified HLA antigens
• Broad, splits and associated antigens
• Bw4 and Bw6 associated specificities

HLA Alleles Nomenclature - DNA defined

As well as the current listings for HLA class I and class II allele names a list of those designations which have been found to be in error and deleted is also given. These lists include all alleles named up to 1st April 2006.

• List of current HLA class I alleles
• List of current HLA class II alleles
• List of current MICA, MICB, TAP1 and TAP2 alleles
• List of Null & alternatively expressed HLA alleles

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.