encode_MAC {immunotation} | R Documentation

## Encode MAC

### Description

Encode a list of HLA alleles into multiple allele code (MAC). The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) uses [MAC](https://bioinformatics.bethematchclinical.org/ hla-resources/allele-codes/allele-code-lists/) to facilitate the reporting and comparison of HLA alleles. MAC represent groups of HLA alleles and are useful when the HLA typing is ambiguous and does not allow to narrow down one single allele from a list of alleles.

### Usage

    encode_MAC(allele_list)

### Arguments

`allele_list` | list of HLA alleles (e.g. c("A*01:01:01", "A*02:01:01", "A*03:01"))

### Value

encoded MAC

### Examples

    allele_list <- c("A*01:01:01", "A*02:01:01", "A*03:01")
    encode_MAC(allele_list)

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