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Published February 5, 2015 | Version 10000791
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Accurate HLA Typing at High-Digit Resolution from NGS Data

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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing from next
generation sequencing (NGS) data has the potential for applications in
clinical laboratories and population genetic studies. Here we introduce
a novel technique for HLA typing from NGS data based on
read-mapping using a comprehensive reference panel containing all
known HLA alleles and de novo assembly of the gene-specific short
reads. An accurate HLA typing at high-digit resolution was achieved
when it was tested on publicly available NGS data, outperforming
other newly-developed tools such as HLAminer and PHLAT.

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