IPD - MHC Database

Species Included in IPD - MHC

The tables below detail the official group names and species designations included in the IPD - MHC database. The table lists the MHC group, current official designation, common and scientific name and any previous equivalents. The official designations are assigned by the Comparitive MHC Nomenclature Committee as established by the International Society for Animal Genetics (ISAG) who are affiliated to the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) - Veterinary Immunology Committee (VIC).

IPD - MHC Group	Official Designation	Scientific Name	Common Name	Previous Equivalents
Canine (DLA)	DLA	Canis familiaris	Domestic dogs
	DLA	Canis lupus	Grey wolf
	DLA	Canis rufus	Red wolf
	DLA	Canis lupus baileyi	Mexican wolf
	DLA	Canis latrans	Coyote
Cattle	Bola	Bos taurus / Bos indicus	Cattle
Cattle	Bibi	Bison bison	American Bison
Chicken	B & Y	Gallus gallus	Chicken
Feline (FLA)	FLA	Felis catus	Domestic cats
Fish	Sasa	Salmo salar	Atlantic salmon
Fish	Onmy	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Rainbow trout
Horses (ELA)	Eqca	Equis caballus	Horses
Non-Human Primates (NHP)	Patr	Pan troglodytes	Chimpanzee	ChLA
	Papa	Pan paniscus	Bonobo or pygmy chimpanzee
	Hyla	Hylobates lar	White-handed gibbon
	Gogo	Gorilla gorilla	Gorilla (lowland)	GoLA
	Popy	Pongo pygmaeus	Orangutan	OrLA
	Cemi	Cercopithecus mitis	Blue monkey
	Cene	Cercopithicus neglectus	de Brazza's monkey
	Chae	Chlorocebus aethiops	Vervet monkey
	Cogu	Colobus guereza	Mantled colobus
	Loat	Lophocebus aterrimus	Black mangabey
	Maar	Macaca arctoides	Stump-tailed macaque
	Mafa	Macaca fascicularis	Crab-eating macaque
	Mafu	Macaca fuscata	Japanese macaque
	Mamu	Macaca mulatta	Rhesus macaque	RhLA
	Mane	Macaca nemestrina	Pig-tailed macaque
	Masi	Macaca silenus	Lion-tailed macaque
	Male	Mandrillus leucophaeus	Drill
	Masp	Mandrillus sphinx	Mandrill
	Paan	Papio anubis	Olive baboon
	Pacy	Papio cynocephalus	Yellow baboon
	Paha	Papio hamadryas	Hamadryas baboon
	Papp	Papio papio	Guinea baboon
	Paur	Papio ursinus	Chacma baboon
	Pren	Presbytis entellus	Entelus langur
	Thge	Theropithecus gelada	Gelada baboon
	Aoaz	Aotus azarae	Owl monkey
	Aona	Aotus nancymaae	Northern night (owl) monkey
	Aoni	Aotus nigriceps	Northern night (owl) monkey
	Aotr	Aotus trivirgatus	Northern night (owl) monkey	OmLA
	Aovo	Aotus vociferans	Owl monkey
	Atbe	Ateles belzebuth	Long-haired spider monkey
	Atfu	Ateles fusciceps	Brown-headed spider monkey
	Caja	Callithrix jacchus	Common marmoset	MaLA
	Cepy	Cebuella pygmaea	Pygmy marmoset
	Camo	Callicebus moloch	Duski titi monkey
	Ceap	Cebus apella	Tufted capuchin
	Lero	Leontopithecus rosalia	Golden lion tamarin
	Pipi	Pithecia pithecia	White-faced saki
	Safu	Saguinus fuscicollis	Saddle back tamarin
	Sage	Saguinus geoffroyi	Red-crested tamarin
	Samy	Saguinus mystax	Moustached tamarin
	Saoe	Saguinus oedipus	Cotton-top tamarin
	Sasc	Saimiri sciureus	Common squirrel monkey
Prosimians	Leca	Lemur catta	Ring tailed lemur
Rat (RT1)	Rano	Rattus norvegicus	Laboratory rat
Rat (RT1)	Rara	Rattus rattus	Black rat
Sheep (OLA)	Ovar	Ovis aries	Domestic sheep
Sheep (OLA)	Ovca	Ovis canadensis	Bighorn sheep
Swine (SLA)	SLA	Sus domesticus	Domestic pig
Swine (SLA)	SLA	Sus scrofa	Feral pig

New Species

If you are working on MHC nomenclature and your species is not represented above please complete the following form, which will submit a request for a new 4 letter code to the Comparitive MHC Nomenclature Committee. Nomenclature committees representing different species or groups should also contact IPD Support for further information about the inclusion of their sequences into the IPD - MHC Database.

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