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The chromosome 6 database (6ace) is one of a suite of databases available at the Sanger Centre, which serve the human genome sequencing communities of several chromosomes (1, 6, 20, 22, and X). Data may be retrieved in graphical or textural form using interactive windows and menus or simple command texts. The database and its management system are based on ACEDB and can be accessed via three main routes, a graphics interface, a text interface, and a Web interface. Here, we describe 6ace with particular emphasis on how to access major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) associated data.
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Horton, R., Beck, S. (2003). Accessing HLA Sequencing Data Through the 6ace Database. In: Powis, S.H., Vaughan, R.W. (eds) MHC Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 210. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-291-0:23
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