GLupdate {HLAtools}

Update a GL String Code.

Description

Updates the allele names in a Genotype List (GL) String Code to the desired reference database version using the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database's Allele List History table.

Usage

GLupdate(GLString, Version, expand = FALSE)

Arguments

GLString

A character string of HLA allele names and operators in GL String Code format signifying their relation with one another and the pertinent HLA Allele List version.

Version

A character string of the desired version to which the alleles to be updated, going back to version 1.05.0.

expand

A logical that determines whether to return only the direct HLA ID allele match or all possible HLA allele matches.

Value

An updated version the GL String Code input (in the form of a character string) updated to the input desired version.

Note

For internal use only.

Source

https://github.com/ANHIG/IMGTHLA/blob/Latest/Allelelist_history.txt

References

Mack et al. HLA 2023;102(2):206-212 https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.15126

Mack et al. HLA 05 July 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.15145

Examples

GLupdate("hla#3.36.0#HLA-B*15:35", "3.52.0")
GLupdate("hla#3.45.0#HLA-A*02:08", "3.52.0")
GLupdate("hla#3.45.0#HLA-A*02:08", "3.52.0", expand = TRUE)

GLupdate("hla#3.1.0#HLA-A*02:01+HLA-A*01:01:01:01", Version = "3.53.0")
GLupdate("hla#3.44.0#HLA-DPA1*02:01:01:05", "3.45.0")
GLupdate("hla#3.45.0#HLA-DPA1*02:01:01:05", "3.46.0")
GLupdate("hla#3.37.0#HLA-A*01:02", "3.52.0", expand = TRUE)