Fast and accurate HLA typing from short-read next-generation sequence data with xHLA [Genetics]
The HLA gene complex on human chromosome 6 is one of the most polymorphic regions in the human genome and contributes in large
part to the diversity of the immune system. Accurate typing of HLA genes with short-read sequencing data has historically
been difficult due to the sequence similarity between the polymorphic alleles. Here, we introduce an algorithm, xHLA, that
iteratively refines the mapping results at the amino acid level to achieve 99–100% four-digit typing accuracy for both class
I and II HLA genes, taking only
∼3 min to process a 30× whole-genome BAM file on a desktop computer.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1707945114
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