From 228082acf94115319c60d50d8909d4e1cb88c557 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Robinson Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:05:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- ihiw/hml/README.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/ihiw/hml/README.md b/ihiw/hml/README.md index 0c8d3755..37a607f9 100644 --- a/ihiw/hml/README.md +++ b/ihiw/hml/README.md @@ -1,20 +1,36 @@ -# Reference alleles for the 18th IHIWS +# Reference alleles for HML Genotyping reports for the 18th IHIW -This directory contains selected reference sequences for the 18th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop. Further details are available from the IHIW Git Repository which can be found at: +This directory contains selected reference sequences for the [18th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop.](https://www.ihiw18.org/) These reference sequences were selected using a set of python scripts, which choose the lowest-numbered full-length sequence available in a given IPD-IMGT/HLA release. For these purposes, "full length" refers to the 'genomic' sequences curated by the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database, which include sequence for all exons and introns, and the 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTRs). This reference allele catalog was created for use in generating and aligning consensus sequences and describing novel sequence variation in HML Genotyping documents. + +The python code for generating this list, and guidelines for generation of HML documents can be found at the IHIW Git Repository: * https://github.com/IHIW/bioinformatics -These reference sequences were selected using a set of python scripts, which choose the lowest-numbered full-length sequence available in a given IPD-IMGT/HLA release. For these purposes, "full length" refers to the 'genomic' sequences curated by the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database, which include sequence for all exons and introns, and the 5' and 3' untranslated regions (UTRs). This reference allele catalog was assembled for use in generating and aligning consensus sequences, and describing novel sequence variation. The python scripts can be obtained from the IHIW repository. ## Loci -Reference alleles are provided for each HLA locus (HLA-A, -B, -C, -E, -F, -G, -DPA1, -DPB1, -DQA1, -DQB1, -DRA, -DRB1, -DRB3, -DRB4 and -DRB5) Sequences are also provided for the MICA and MICB loci, as well as HLA-DMA, -DMB, -DOA, -DOB. +Reference alleles are provided for each HLA locus (HLA-A, -B, -C, -E, -F, -G, -DPA1, -DPB1, -DQA1, -DQB1, -DRA, -DRB1, -DRB3, -DRB4 and -DRB5) Sequences are also provided for the MICA and MICB loci, as well as HLA-DMA, -DMB, -DOA, -DOB, when these sequences are available in hla.xml For each release starting with 3.26.0, this catalog is available in this folder in two files: -* A list of alleles, ordered by locus and allele name -* A fasta formatted file containing the reference sequence +* A list of alleles, ordered by locus and allele name (.._Reference_Alleles.txt) +* A fasta formatted file containing the reference sequence (.._ReferenceSequences.fasta) ## References -TBC \ No newline at end of file +Matern BM, Mack SJ, Osoegawa K, Maiers M, Niemann M, Robinson J, Heidt S, Spierings E\ +Standard Reference Sequences for Submission of HLA Genotyping for the 18th IHIW\ +Manuscript Submitted for Publication + +Milius RP, Heuer M, Valiga D, Doroschak KJ, Kennedy CJ, Bolon YT, Schneider J, Pollack J, Kim HR, Cereb N, Hollenbach JA, Mack SJ, Maiers M.\ +Histoimmunogenetics Markup Language 1.0: Reporting next generation sequencing-based HLA and KIR genotyping.\ +Human Immunology (2015) doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2015.08.001. \ +http://schemas.nmdp.org + +Robinson J, Barker DJ, Georgiou X, Cooper MA, Flicek P, Marsh SGE\ +The IPD-IMGT/HLA Database\ +Nucleic Acids Research (2020) 43:D948-D955 + +## Contact +Questions about the designated IHIW reference sequences should be directed to Ben Matern\ +B.M.Matern@umcutrecht.nl \ No newline at end of file