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Correspondence between IMGT gene names and clone names is available in Gene tables: Human (Homo sapiens)

Correspondence between the different gene nomenclatures

All the IMGT human IG and TR gene name have been approved by the HUGO Nomenclature Commitee in 1999 and entered in the Genome Database and into Entrez Gene at NCBI, USA.

Human IGHV genes are listed from 3' (top of the table) to 5' (bottom of the table).

IMGT gene name [1-2] (1-2) Matsuda et al. [3]
IGHV6-1 6-1
IGHV(II)-1-1 4-1.1P
IGHV1-2 1-2
IGHV(III)-2-1 3-2.1P
IGHV1-3 1-3
IGHV4-4 4-4
IGHV2-5 2-5
IGHV(III)-5-1 3-5.1P
IGHV(III)-5-2 3-5.2P
IGHV3-6 3-6P
IGHV3-7 3-7
IGHV1-8 1-8
IGHV3-9 3-9
IGHV2-10 2-10P
IGHV3-11 3-11
IGHV(III)-11-1 3-11.1P
IGHV1-12 1-12P
IGHV3-13 3-13
IGHV(III)-13-1 3-13.1P
IGHV1-14 1-14P
IGHV3-15 3-15
IGHV(II)-15-1 4-15.1P
IGHV3-16 3-16
IGHV(III)-16-1 3-16.1P
IGHV1-17 1-17P
IGHV1-18 1-18
IGHV3-19 3-19P
IGHV3-20 3-20
IGHV(II)-20-1 4-20.1P
IGHV3-21 3-21
IGHV3-22 3-22P
IGHV(II)-22-1 4-22.1P
IGHV(III)-22-2 3-22.2P
IGHV3-23 3-23
IGHV1-24 1-24
IGHV3-25 3-25P
IGHV(III)-25-1 3-25.1P
IGHV2-26 2-26
IGHV(III)-26-1 3-26.1P
IGHV(II)-26-2 4-26.2P
IGHV7-27 7-27P
IGHV4-28 4-28
IGHV(II)-28-1 4-28.1P
IGHV3-29 3-29P
IGHV3-30 3-30
IGHV(II)-30-1 4-30.1P
IGHV3-30-2 3-30.2P
IGHV4-31 4-31
IGHV(II)-31-1 4-31.1P
IGHV3-32 3-32P
IGHV3-33 3-33
IGHV(II)-33-1 4-33.1P
IGHV3-33-2 3-33.2P
IGHV4-34 4-34
IGHV7-34-1 7-34.1P
IGHV3-35 3-35
IGHV3-36 3-36P
IGHV3-37 3-37P
IGHV3-38 3-38
IGHV(III)-38-1 3-38.1P
IGHV4-39 4-39
IGHV7-40 7-40P
IGHV(II)-40-1 4-40.1P
IGHV3-41 3-41P
IGHV3-42 3-42P
IGHV3-43 3-43
IGHV(II)-43-1 4-43.1P
IGHV(III)-44 3-44P
IGHV(IV)-44-1 4-44.1P
IGHV(II)-44-2 4-44.2P
IGHV1-45 1-45
IGHV1-46 1-46
IGHV(II)-46-1 4-46.1P
IGHV3-47 3-47P
IGHV(III)-47-1 3-47.1P
IGHV3-48 3-48
IGHV3-49 3-49
IGHV(II)-49-1 4-49.1P
IGHV3-50 3-50P
IGHV5-51 5-51
IGHV(III)-51-1 3-51.1P
IGHV(II)-51-1 4-51.2P
IGHV3-52 3-52P
IGHV3-53 3-53
IGHV(II)-53-1 4-53.1P
IGHV3-54 3-54P
IGHV4-55 4-55P
IGHV7-56 7-56P
IGHV3-57 3-57P
IGHV1-58 1-58
IGHV4-59 4-59
IGHV3-60 3-60P
IGHV(II)-60-1 4-60.1P
IGHV4-61 4-61
IGHV3-62 3-62P
IGHV(II)-62-1 4-62.1P
IGHV3-63 3-63P
IGHV3-64 3-64
IGHV3-65 3-65P
IGHV(II)-65-1 4-65.1P
IGHV3-66 3-66
IGHV1-67 1-67P
IGHV(II)-67-1 4-67.1P
IGHV(III)-67-2 3-67.2P
IGHV(III)-67-3 3-67.3P
IGHV(III)-67-4 3-67.4P
IGHV1-68 1-68P
IGHV1-69 1-69
IGHV2-70 2-70
IGHV3-71 3-71P
IGHV3-72 3-72
IGHV3-73 3-73
IGHV3-74 3-74
IGHV(II)-74-1 4-74.1P
IGHV3-75 3-75P
IGHV3-76 3-76P
IGHV(III)-76-1 3-76.1P
IGHV5-78 5-78P
IGHV(II)-78-1 4-78.1P
IGHV3-79 3-79P
IGHV4-80 4-80P
IGHV7-81 7-81
IGHV(III)-82 3-82P
IMGT notes:
  1. (1) IGHV(V) genes are designated by a number for the subgroup, followed by an hyphen and a number for the localization from 3' to 5' in the locus [1-2].
  2. (2) Pseudogenes, which could not be assigned to subgroups with functional genes are designated by a roman number between parentheses, corresponding to the clans, followed by an hyphen and a number (followed, if necessary, by a second hyphen and number) for the localization from 3' to 5' in the locus. Clans comprise, respectively:
    • clan I: IGHV1, IGHV5 and IGLH7 subgroup genes
    • clan II: IGHV2, IGHV4 and IGHV6 subgroup genes and pseudogenes IGHV(II)
    • clan III: IGHV3 subgroup genes and pseudogenes IGHV(III)
    • clan IV: one pseudogene IGHV(IV)-44.
IMGT references:
  1. [1] Lefranc M.-P. Exp.Clin.Immunogenet., 18, 100-116 (2001). PMID:11340299
  2. [2] Lefranc M.-P. and Lefranc G. The Immunoglobulin FactsBook, Academic Press, Harcourt, 458 pages (2001). 012441351X
  3. [3] Matsuda F. et al., J.Exp.Med., 188, 2151-2162 (1998). PMID:9841928
Created:
26/09/2001
Last updated:
22/09/2023
Authors:
Elodie Foulquier