validateGLstring: Validate a GL String

In HLAtools: Toolkit for HLA Immunogenomics

Validate a GL String

Description

Evaluates a GL String to identify unsupported characters for a specified GL String version.

Usage

validateGLstring(GLstring, version)

Arguments

GLstring	A character string of allele names and operators in the GL String format.
version	A character string identifying the GL String version for evaluation. Options are "1.0" and "1.1".

Value

A logical. TRUE is returned when all characters in a 'version' GL String are permitted. FALSE is returned when forbidden characters are present, or when an incorrect 'version' is specified.

References

Mack et al. HLA 2023;102(2):206-212 https://doi.org/10.1111/tan.15126

Examples

validateGLstring("HLA-A*02:01/HLA-A*02:02+HLA-A*03:01/HLA-A*03:02", version = "1.0")

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