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The '''HLA Informatics Group''' ('''HIG''') is a research group led by Professor Steven Marsh at the Anthony Nolan Research Institute that develops, runs and maintains the IMGT (immunogenetics)/HLA (Human leukocyte antigen) Database and the IPD (immuno polymorphism database). The IMGT/HLA database originated as part of IMGT and was merged with IPD in 2003.<ref>{{cite journal | first1 = James | last1 = Robinson | first2 = Dominic J | last2 =Barker | first3 = Xenia | last3 = Georgiou | first4 = Michael A | last4 = Cooper | first5 = Paul | last5 = Flicek | first6 = Steven G E | last6 = Marsh| title = IPD-IMGT/HLA Database | journal = Nucleic Acids Research | date = 2020 | volume = 48 | issue = D1 | pages = D948–D955 | doi = 10.1093/nar/gkz950| pmid = 31667505 | pmc = 7145640 }}</ref> The IMGT/HLA Database is a central repository for sequences of the human major histocompatibility complex and currently contains over 5,000 allele sequences, including over 1,800 HLA-B sequences.
As well as sequence information, the IMGT/HLA Database and the IPD Databases include extensive information regarding the source material that sequences are derived from.<ref>[http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/intro.html About the Databases]</ref>
The IMGT/HLA website is the main source to know how many HLA alleles have been discovered.
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==External links== * [http://www.anthonynolan.org/Healthcare-professionals/Research-at-Anthony-Nolan.aspx ANRI home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905052350/http://www.anthonynolan.org/Healthcare-professionals/Research-at-Anthony-Nolan.aspx/ |date=2010-09-05 }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081013053806/http://www.anthonynolan.org.uk/research/hlainformaticsgroup/ HLA Informatics Group home page] * [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/ IMGT/HLA database homepage] * [http://hla.alleles.org/ hla.alleles.org] * [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ipd/ IPD database homepage]
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