The IMGT/CLL-DB group is a joint academic initiative started by IMGT® and the IgCLL group, devoid of any commercial interest. It was formed with the primary aim of creating, maintaining, and developing a database holding primary IG sequences associated with biological and clinical data for patients with CLL attended at academic institutions, to foster high-quality collaborative research on CLL and related disorders.
The IMGT/CLL-DB group is composed by the founders (Chrysoula Belessi, Nicholas Chiorazzi Frédéric Davi, Paolo Ghia, Marie-Paule Lefranc, Richard Rosenquist, Kostas Stamatopoulos), the IMGT/CLL-DB developers and curators (Xavier Brochet, Nikos Darzentas, Patrice Duroux, Véronique Giudicelli, Anastasia Hadzidimitriou) and the members.
The main outlet for the IMGT/CLL-DB is a purpose-built interactive website providing all data, information and knowledge to members in a user-friendly yet robust way.