title: Association of HLA-DRB1*1502-DQB1*0501 haplotype with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus in Thais.
abstract: In this study, we investigated the association of HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 with Thai patients with SLE. A highly significant increase in the frequency of DRB1*1502 and DQB1*0501 was found in SLE patients compared with normal controls. DRB1*1501 and DRB1*1602 were also slightly increased. In contrast, DRB1*1202 and DQB1*0301 were decreased, and DRB1*0406 and DRB1*1401 were not found in the patients' group. The haplotype analysis revealed that DRB1*1502 - DQB1*0501 was most strongly associated with SLE, and also suggested a primary role for DRB1 rather than DQB1. Taken together with the previous report which demonstrated the association of the same haplotype in Taiwan, our present observations strongly suggested that DRB1*1502 - DQB1*0501 is the major HLA haplotype that confers susceptibility to SLE in the South-east Asian populations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sirikong
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: Dasnayanee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chandanayingyong
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bejrachandra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suthipinittharm
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Luangtrakool
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Srinak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thongpradit
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Siriboonrit
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D013785:Thailand / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D059811:HLA-DRB1 Chains; C553514:HLA-DRB1*12:02 antigen