Tools for the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database
The IPD-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 table.
| Query Tools | |
|---|---|
| Allele Query Tool | Search tool for retrieving information on alleles in the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database. |
| Allele REST API | The IPD-IMGT/HLA Database has developed a REST API to allow users to make their own queries to the database. Please see provided documentation for access points and syntax. |
| Allele Status Checker | Allele query displaying sequence and confirmation status. |
| Cell Query Tool | Search tool which allows complex queries on source cells. |
| IHIW Cell Query Tool | Search tool which allows complex queries on International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop cells. To display all HLA typings for all IHIW cells please follow this link |
| Cell REST API | The IPD-IMGT/HLA Database has developed a REST API to allow users to make their own queries to the database. Please see provided documentation for access points and syntax. |
| Conversion Tools | Tools for converting allele names to the new nomenclature |
| Deleted Alleles | List of deleted allele names, with reason for deletion |
| Ancestry | Search tool which displays the known ancestry for HLA Alleles |
| SBT Ambigs | Tool for querying SBT ambiguities |
| Matching | DPB T-Cell Epitope, HLA-B Leader + KIR Ligand matching tools: |
| HL7 OIDs for HLA alleles | All HLA alleles and antigen specificities have now received ISO standard HL7 Reigstered IDs |
| 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 | Sequence alignment tool |
| The HLA Dictionary | The IPD-IMGT/HLA Database allows you to retrieve information from the HLA Dictionary. |
| Search Determinants | A comparison of serarch determinants used by different registries (2007) |
| 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: |
| FASTA Search Tool | The EBI FASTA identity search tool for: |
| Other Resources | |
| Nomenclature | For information regarding HLA nomenclature, antigens and the latest nomenclature reports please see the seperate site maintained by the HLA Informatics Group. |
| Release | Release Documentation. |
| Statistics | The latest IPD-IMGT/HLA Database statistics. |
| Downloads | Access to the IPD-IMGT/HLA ftp for download of sequence files. |
| Publications | To see the latest database publications and how to cite. |
| Funding | For details of how the database is funded and how you can support the database please see our funding page. |
| FAQ | Frequently asked questions to the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database. |
| Genomics | Genome reference coordinates and alleles. |
| Links | Links to a number of third-party resources. |