James Robinson, Dominic J. Barker, Steven G. E. Marsh
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Abstract
Twenty-five years ago, in 1998, the HLA Informatics Group of the Anthony Nolan Research Institute released the IMGT/HLA Database. Since this time, this online resource has acted as the repository for the numerous variant sequences of HLA alleles named by the WHO Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System. The IPD-IMGT/HLA Database has provided a stable, highly accessible, user-friendly repository for this work. During this time, the technology underlying HLA typing has undergone significant changes. Next generation sequencing (NGS) has superseded previous methodologies of HLA typing and can generate large amounts of high-resolution sequencing data. This has resulted in a drastic increase in the number and complexity of sequences submitted to the database. The challenge for the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database has been to maintain the highest standards of curation, while supporting the core set of tools and functionality to our users with increased numbers of submissions and sequences. Traditional methods of accessing and presenting data have been challenged and new methods utilising new computing technologies have had to be developed to keep pace and support a shifting user demographic.
期刊介绍:
HLA, the journal, publishes articles on various aspects of immunogenetics. These include the immunogenetics of cell surface antigens, the ontogeny and phylogeny of the immune system, the immunogenetics of cell interactions, the functional aspects of cell surface molecules and their natural ligands, and the role of tissue antigens in immune reactions. Additionally, the journal covers experimental and clinical transplantation, the relationships between normal tissue antigens and tumor-associated antigens, the genetic control of immune response and disease susceptibility, and the biochemistry and molecular biology of alloantigens and leukocyte differentiation. Manuscripts on molecules expressed on lymphoid cells, myeloid cells, platelets, and non-lineage-restricted antigens are welcomed. Lastly, the journal focuses on the immunogenetics of histocompatibility antigens in both humans and experimental animals, including their tissue distribution, regulation, and expression in normal and malignant cells, as well as the use of antigens as markers for disease.