This directory contains data for the IPD-MHC database. The IPD-MHC database is a specialist sequence database for sequences of the non-human major histocompatibility complex. This directory contains the IPD-MHC flat files and documentation.
The top-level directory contains the following files;
- LICENCE.md - a file detailing the licensing of data included in the IPD-MHC Database.
- README.md - This README file
- MHC.xml - An XML format file containing data from the IPD-MHC Database.
- MHC.dat - An EMBL-ENA style format file containing data from the IPD-MHC Database, see http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ipd/imgt/hla/docs/manual.html for further details.
- MHC_gen.fasta - a copy of the file in the fasta directory, includes the DNA sequence for all alleles, which have genomic sequences available.
- MHC_nuc.fasta - a copy of the file in the fasta directory, includes the DNA sequence for the CDS sequence of all alleles.
- MHC_prot.fasta - a copy of the file in the fasta directory, includes the amino acid sequence for all alleles.
For information on the IPD-MHC Database please see the website at: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ipd/mhc
For any other information please contact hla@alleles.org.
We have chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs License to all copyrightable parts of our databases, which includes the sequence alignments. This means that you are free to copy, distribute, display and make commercial use of the databases in all legislations, provided you give us credit by citing the following;
Robinson J, Halliwell JA, Hayhurst JH, Flicek P, Parham P, Marsh SGE: The IPD and IPD-MHC Database: allele variant databases Nucleic Acids Research (2015), 43:D423-431
We are strongly opposed to the mirroring of the data contained on our sites, both hla.alleles.org and the IPD-MHC Database, and would ask that rather than mirror the information, appropriate links are provided where applicable.
If you intend to distribute a modified version of our data, you must ask us for permission first, please contact hla [at] alleles [dot] org for further details of how modified data can be reproduced.
Where discrepancies have arisen between reported sequences and those stored in the database, the original authors have been contacted where possible, and necessary amendments to published sequences have been incorporated. Future sequencing may identify errors and the WHO Nomenclature Committee would welcome any evidence that helps to maintain the accuracy of the database. We therefore make no warranties regarding the correctness of the data, and disclaim liability for damages resulting from its use. We cannot provide unrestricted permission regarding the use of the data, as some data may be covered by patents or other rights. Any medical or genetic information is provided for research, educational and informational purposes only. It is not in any way intended to be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or care.
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