Press releases from IPD-MHC

This section hosts all the updates and news from the IPD-MHC Database.

The following sequences have been submitted to the Nomenclature Committee since the previous release and have been assigned official allele designations. In this version, 223 novel allele were released, 53 allele were extended, and 19 were abandoned. For a complete list of changes, please visit the version report.

1 July 2023: Horse Class I and Class II sections expanded

The horse MHC loci diversity is being widened by the identification of over 100 new alleles.

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2 December 2018: New sheep DQ allelic sections

The sheep section now includes 82 full-length and partial cDNA alleles at the DQA1, DQA2, DQA2-like, DQB1, DQB2 and DQB2-like genes.

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2 December 2018: Introducing a new species section for MHC allelic diversity in the domestic goat

A new section dedicated to the domestic goat has been added to the IPD-MHC Database.

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3 February 2018: IPD-MHC Release 3.0

A new version of the IPD-MHC has been released, featuring a revised interface and improved analysis tools.

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1 October 2016: IPD-MHC Article in press

A manuscript about the IPD-MHC Database 2.0 has recently been accepted for publication on the Nucleic Acid Research 2017 database issue.

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5 October 2016: Gallus IPD-MHC Group Added

A new section dedicated to Gallus genus has been added to the IPD-MHC Database.

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5 October 2016: IPD-MHC Release 2.0

The IPD-MHC Database 2.0 has been released, including a revamped interface as well as additional analysis tools.

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