The 2008 report of the
human leukocyte antigen (HLA) data dictionary presents
serologic equivalents of
HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, -DRB3, -DRB4, -DRB5, and -DQB1
alleles. The dictionary is an update of the one published in 2004. The data summarize equivalents obtained by the World Health Organization Nomenclature Committee for Factors of the HLA System, the International Cell Exchange, UCLA, the
National Marrow Donor Program, recent publications, and individual laboratories. The 2008 edition includes information on 832 new
alleles (685 class I and 147 class II) and updated information on 766 previously listed
alleles (577 class I and 189 class II). The tables list the
alleles with remarks on the
serologic patterns and the equivalents. The
serological equivalents are listed as expert assigned types, and the data are useful for identifying potential
stem cell donors who were typed by either
serology or DNA-based methods. The tables with HLA equivalents are available as a searchable form on the IMGT/HLA database Web site (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/imgt/hla/dictionary.html).
