UNtoGL {HLAtools}

Translate UNIFORMAT Strings to GL Strings

Description

A function that translates strings from UNIFORMAT format to GL String format.

Usage

UNtoGL(uniformat, prefix = "HLA-", pre = TRUE)

Arguments

uniformat

A character string of HLA allele names and operators in the UNIFORMAT format signifying their relation with one another.

prefix

A character string of the desired prefix (default is "HLA-").

pre

A logical that indicates whether user would like all allele names to contain the prefix of their choice (TRUE), or if the prefix should not be appended to allele names (FALSE).

Value

An altered version of the input character string, converted to GL String format.

Note

For internal use only.

This function does not return the "?" operator, as the "?" operator has no cognate in UNIFORMAT.

References

Nunes Tissue Antigens 2007;69(s1):203-205 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0039.2006.00808.x

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

Examples

UNtoGL("A*02:01,A*03:01|A*02:01,A*03:02|A*02:02,A*03:01|A*02:02,A*03:02")
UNtoGL("A,B|A,C|D,B|D,C|E,B|E,C", pre = FALSE)