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Research > HLA Informatics Group > Names for genes in the HLA region
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Names for genes in the HLA region
| Name | Previous equivalents | Molecular characteristics |
| HLA-A | - | Class I α-chain |
| HLA-B | - | Class I α-chain |
| HLA-C | - | Class I α-chain |
| HLA-E | E, '6.2' | associated with class I 6.2-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-F | F, '5.4' | associated with class I 5.4-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-G | G, '6.0' | associated with class I 6.0-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-H | H, AR, '12.4' | Class I pseudogene associated with 5.4-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-J | cda12 | Class I pseudogene associated with 5.9-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-K | HLA-70 | Class I pseudogene associated with 7.0-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-L | HLA-92 | Class I pseudogene associated with 9.2-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-N | HLA-30 | Class I gene fragment associated with 3.0-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-P | HLA-90 | Class I gene fragment associated with 9.0-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-S | HLA-17 | Class I gene fragment associated with 1.7-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-T | HLA-16 | Class I gene fragment associated with 16.0-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-U | HLA-21 | Class I gene fragment associated with 2.1-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-V | HLA-75 | Class I gene fragment associated with 7.5-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-W | HLA-80 | Class I gene fragment associated with 8.0-kB Hind III fragment |
| HLA-X | HLA-X | Class I gene fragment |
| HLA-Y | HLA-BEL/COQ/DEL | Class I gene fragment |
| HLA-Z | HLA-Z1 | Class I gene fragment located within the HLA Class II region |
| HLA-DRA | DRα | DR α-chain |
| HLA-DRB1 | DRβI, DR1B | DR β1-chain determining specificities DR1, DR2, DR3, DR4, DR5 etc. |
| HLA-DRB2 | DRβII | pseudogene with DR β-like sequences |
| HLA-DRB3 | DRβIII, DR3B | DR β3-chain determining DR52 and Dw24, Dw25, Dw26 specificities |
| HLA-DRB4 | DRβIV, DR4B | DR β4-chain determining DR53 |
| HLA-DRB5 | DRβIII | DR β5-chain determining DR51 |
| HLA-DRB6 | DRBX, DRBσ | DRB pseudogene found on DR1, DR2 and DR10 haplotypes. |
| HLA-DRB7 | DRBψ1 | DRB pseudogene found on DR4, DR7 and DR9 haplotypes. |
| HLA-DRB8 | DRBψ2 | DRB pseudogene found on DR4, DR7 and DR9 haplotypes. |
| HLA-DRB9 | M4.2 β exon | DRB pseudogene, isolated fragment |
| HLA-DQA1 | DQα1, DQ1A | DQ α-chain as expressed |
| HLA-DQB1 | DQβ1, DQ1B | DQ β-chain as expressed |
| HLA-DQA2 | DXα, DQ2A | DQ α-chain-related sequence, not known to be expressed |
| HLA-DQB2 | DXβ, DQ2B | DQ β-chain-related sequence, not known to be expressed |
| HLA-DQB3 | DVβ, DQB3 | DQ β-chain-related sequence, not known to be expressed |
| HLA-DOA | DZα, DOα, DNA | DO α-chain |
| HLA-DOB | DOβ | DO β-chain |
| HLA-DMA | RING6 | DM α-chain |
| HLA-DMB | RING7 | DM β-chain |
| HLA-DPA1 | DPα1, DP1A | DP α-chain as expressed |
| HLA-DPB1 | DPβ1, DP1B | DP β-chain as expressed |
| HLA-DPA2 | DPα2, DP2A | DP α-chain-related pseudogene |
| HLA-DPB2 | DPβ2, DP2B | DP β-chain-related pseudogene |
| HLA-DPA3 | DPA3 | DP α-chain-related pseudogene |
| TAP1 | ABCB2, RING4, Y3, PSF1 | ABC (ATP Binding Cassette) transporter |
| TAP2 | ABCB3, RING11, Y1, PSF2 | ABC (ATP Binding Cassette) transporter |
| PSMB9 | LMP2, RING12 | Proteasome-related sequence |
| PSMB8 | LMP7, RING10 | Proteasome-related sequence |
| MICA | MICA, PERB11.1 | Class I chain-related gene |
| MICB | MICB, PERB11.2 | Class I chain-related gene |
| MICC | MICC, PERB11.3 | Class I chain-related pseudogene |
| MICD | MICD, PERB11.4 | Class I chain-related pseudogene |
| MICE | MICE, PERB11.5 | Class I chain-related pseudogene |
