buildIMGTHLAGeneTypes {HLAtools}

Describe IPD-IMGT/HLA Database Genes, Identifying Pseudogenes and Gene Fragments

Description

buildIMGTHLAGeneTypes() scrapes 'hla.alleles.org/genes/index.html' and generates a data frame identifying each gene. It requires internet access to function. As such, this function always returns data for the current IPD-IMGT/HLA Database release.

Usage

buildIMGTHLAGeneTypes()

Value

A list object of two elements – 'version' and 'GeneTypes'. The 'version' element identifies the date that the source table was generated. The 'GeneTypes' element is a data frame of three columns, identifying each gene supported by the IPD-IMGT/HLA Database, along with its molecular characteristics and its status as either a pseudogene or a gene fragment.

Note

For internal HLAtools use.