HLA Education

This resource page has links to general and specific information and education about human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing.

Anthony Nolan Trust, HLA Informatics Group

 http://www.anthonynolan.org.uk/research/hlainformaticsgroup/hla-informatics-group.htm  

HLA information on the Anthony Nolan Trust Web site includes:

• HLA Nomenclature Information
  General education about scientific classification of HLA.
• The HLA Dictionary 2008
  A summary of alleles and their association with serologically defined antigens.
• HLA Nomenclature Report
  The current WHO nomenclature committee report for factors of the HLA system.
• HLA Nomenclature Updates
  A monthly update of the HLA Nomenclature Report.
• HLA Sequence Data
  Research information such as the quarterly "HLA Class I and II Sequence Alignments."

IMGT/HLA Sequence Database

Specialists use this database to locate sequences of the human major histocompatibility complex (HLA). It includes the official sequences for the World Health Organization (WHO) HLA Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System. The IMGT/HLA Database is part of the international ImMunoGeneTics project (IMGT).
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/

American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI)

The Web site for ASHI provides a wealth of general and specific information about "the science and practice of immunogenetics and its impact on the quality of life."
http://ashi-hla.org 

HLA and Search Strategy Resources

Learn about the role of HLA in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), the latest selection guidelines, and donor and cord blood search strategies.