I型糖尿病患者的HLA—DR—DQ基因单体型分析

应用ＨＬＡ－ＤＲＢ，ＤＱＢ１序列特异性引物ＰＣＲ扩增方法，鉴定８１例ＩＤＤＭ患者，７个家系和８４例正常对照汉族人群的ＤＲＢ基因多态性及ＩＤＤＭ的ＨＬＡ－ＤＲ－ＤＱ基因单体型。结果表明：（１）ＩＤＤＭ患者ＤＲＢ１＊０３，ＤＲＢ１＊０９等位基因频率明显高于对照组，其频率分别为８．６４％ｖ．ｓ３．０％和２８．４％ｖ．ｓ１６．１（Ｐ〈０．０５）。（２）患者中ＤＲＢ１－ＤＲＢ３／ＤＲＢ１－ＤＲＢ４基因型频率     

江浙沪地区汉人HLA－DQA1基因对重症肌无力的遗传易感性研究

采用一种新的多聚酶链反应－限制性片段长度多态性（ＰＣＲ－ＲＦＬＰ）基因分型法，研究了江浙沪地区中国汉人重症肌无力（ｍｙａｓｔｈｅｎｉａｇｒａｖｉｓ，ＭＧ）４５例和对照组９８例的ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡ１等位基因。发现ＭＧ的胸腺瘤型和非胸腺瘤型ＤＱＡ１基因遗传背景有所不同，ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡ１＊０３０１基因参与非胸腺瘤型ＭＧ（尤其是男性组）的遗传易感作用（ＲＲ＝３．６３，Ｐ＜０．０５），家系分析支持群体研究结果。推测了中国汉人ＭＧ可能的ＨＬＡ易感单体型：ＤＱＡ１＊０３０１ＤＱＢ１＊０３０３－ＤＲＢ１＊０９０１和ＤＱＡ１＊０３０１－ＤＱＢ１＊０３０３－ＤＲＢ１＊０４０６．结果从基因分型的角度统一了关于华人ＭＧ与ＨＬＡ相关抗原提法不一致的报道，并揭示了ＭＧ的其它ＨＬＡⅡ系统易感基因ＤＱＢ１＊０３０１、ＤＲＢ１＊０９０１及ＤＲＢ１＊０４０６或ＤＢＲ＊０４０５存在的极大可能性。为进一步分析ＭＧ的遗传易感机理提供了重要依据。     

胰岛素依赖型糖尿病患者的HLA－DQA_1等位基因分析

应用聚合酶链反应与序列特异寡核苷酸探针杂交技术（ＰＣＲ／ＳＳＯＰ），分析了北京地区６１例汉族胰岛素依赖型糖尿病（ＩＤＤＭ）患者和５０例非糖尿病对照者的ＨＬＡ－ＤＱα链第５２位氨基酸的编码基因。结果表明：１．８９％的患者ＨＬＡ－ＤＱα链５２位是精氨酸，其编码基因为ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡ１０３０１和（或）０５０１，其中１０８％为０３０１纯合子，７０．３％为０３０１杂合子，１８．９％为０５０１纯合子，２．患者中的ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡ１０３０１和０５０１等位基因频率较对照组明显升高，相对危险度分别为ＲＲ＝１２．５４９，ｐ＜０．００１和ＲＲ＝１．５１０，ｐ＞０．０５；３．患者中ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡ０２０１等位基因频率较对照组无明显降低。上述结果提示，ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡ１０３０１和０５０１等位基因与中国汉族人群的ＩＤＤＭ遗传易感性正相关，而０２０１等位基因与ＩＤＤＭ抗性无关。     

HLA-DQA1、DQB1、DRB1 02,07,09等位基因及单倍型在华东地区汉族人群的分布

应用ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＯ方法，对华东地区汉族人群进行了ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡ１、－ＤＱＢ１和ＤＲＢ１＊０２，０７，０９基因分型。ＤＱＡ１中以ＤＱＡ１＊０３０１基因频率最高（０．３８４４），其次为＊０５０１（０．１４０６）和０１０２（０．１２１９），＊０４０１最低（０．０２８１）；ＤＱＢ１中以ＤＱＢ１＊０３０３基因频率最高（０．２３４２），其次为＊０３０１（０．１８９９）、＊０６０１（０．１２０３）和＊０２０１（０．１１０８），＊０５０１、＊０６０４和＊０６０５最低（均为０．０１２７）；ＤＲ９基因频率较高（０．２３１０），ＤＲ２中ＤＲＢ１＊１５０１占７３％，基因频率为０．０８５４，未见＊１６０１。ＤＱＡ１、ＤＱＢ１及ＤＲＢ１等位基因之间存在显著的连锁不平衡。ＤＲＢ１＊０９０１－ＤＱＡ１＊０３０１－ＤＱＢ１＊０３０３、ＤＱＡ１＊０１０３－ＤＱＢ１＊０６０１等为常见单倍型。本资料与我国其他汉族人群资料有可比性，也存在一定差异。     

中国湖北汉族重症肌无力与HLA-Ⅱ类等位基因的关联

目的和方法：探讨中国湖北汉族重症肌无力（ＭＧ）患者与ＨＬＡ－Ⅱ类等位基因的关联。利用ＰＣＲ／ＳＳＰ和ＰＣＲ－ＲＦＬＰ技术对湖北地区９１例ＭＧ患者进行ＨＬＡ－Ⅱ类（ＨＬＡ－ＤＲＢ１、ＤＱＢ１和ＤＰＢ１）基因型别分析,民１６８例正常个体比较。结果：患者组（１）：ＨＬＡ－ＤＲＢ１＊０９０１、ＤＱＢ１＊０３０３和ＤＰＢ１＊０５０１等位基因频率明显高于对照组,ＲＲ值分别为４．１２、３．０４和３．０１,Ｐ〈０     

HLA—DQA1,DQB1基因与特发性膜性肾病关联研究

为探讨上海地区特发性膜性肾病（ＩＭＮ）与ＨＬＡ－Ⅱ类基因的关联，本研究用聚合酶链反应（ＰＣＲ）及序列特异性寡核苷酸（ＳＳO）探针杂交方法，对３３例上海地区汉族ＩＭＮ患者及７０例同一地区 正常人作了ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡ１、－ＤＱＢ１位点的等位基因分型，并比较其基因频率。结果表明：ＩＭＮ组ＤＯＡ１０１０１等位基因频率高于对照组，统计学处理有显著性差异（ＲＲ＝３．０４３，Ｐ＝０．００２，Ｐｃ－０．０１８）。ＤＱＢ１０６０４等位基因频率较对照组高，而ＤＱＢ１０３０１等位基因频率较对照组低，但统计学处理后差异均不显著（Ｐ＜０．０５，Ｐｃ＞０．０５），以上结果提示，１ＭＮ的发病机制可能与免疫遗传因素有关。     

上海地区多发性硬化症与HLAⅡ类基因和抗原处理相？…

探讨上海人群中ＨＬＡⅡ类基因和抗原处理相关基因与多发性硬化症的相关性。方法,用ＰＣＲ－ＲＦＬＰ和ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＯ技术对２１名上海地区无血缘关系的ＭＳ患者和８９名正常人作ＨＬＡⅡ类（ＨＬＡ－ＤＲＢ１,－ＤＱＡ１和－ＤＱＢ１）和抗原处理相关基因（ＴＡＰ１,ＴＡＰ２和ＬＭＰ２）分型。结果患者组ＤＲＢ１＊０４０５、Ｔ 克＊０５０２（Ｐ＝０．００２５）等位基因ＤＲＢ１＊０４０５－ＤＱＡ１＊０３０１－ＤＱＢ１＊     

用PCR—RFLP方法研究新疆地区汉族HLA—DQA1和—DQB1基因多态性

应用ＰＣＲ－ＲＦＬＰ技术，对新疆地区汉族健康群体进行了ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡ１（４９人）和ＤＱＢ１（４７人）基因分型。在ＤＱＡ１１８个等位基因中，ＤＱＡ１＊０３０１的基因频率最高（３２．５６％），＊０４０１最低（１．０２％）。在ＤＱＢ１１６个等位基因中，ＤＱＢ１＊０２０１（２０．２１％），＊０３０１（１５．９６％）、＊０３０３（１４．８９％）为最常见；没有观察到＊０５０３２、＊０５０４和＊０６０５。与河北     

中国汉人HLADQAl基因对系统性红斑狼疮的遗传易感性研究

利用ＨＬＡ基因的ＰＣＲ－ＲＦＬＰ核苷酸分型技术，以等位基因特异性的限制性内切酶（ＡｐａｌⅠ、ＢｓａｊⅠ、ＨｐｈⅠ、ＦｏｋⅠ、ＭｂｏⅡ、ＭｎｌⅡ）消化ＤＱＡｌ座位特异的ＰＣＲ扩增产物，研究了上海及其附近地区中国汉人ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＡｌ基因与系统红斑狼疮的遗传关联。发现系统红斑狼疮ＤＱＡｌ＊０１０２（３６．５％，ＲＲ＝２．２５，Ｐ＜０．０５，ＥＦ＝０．２０）及＊０４０１（１５．４％，ＲＲ＝１２．４２，Ｐ＜０．００５，ＥＦ＝０．１４）显著增加，而ＤＱＡｌ＊０５０１（１１．５％，ＲＲ＝０．２１，Ｐ＜０．００５，ＰＦ＝０．３１）和＊０．０６０１（３．９％，ＲＲ＝０．２７，Ｐ＜０．０５，ＰＦ＝０．０９）显著下降。排除ＤＱＡｌ＊０４０１的影响后，＊０１０２频率的升高表现得更加明显（ＲＲ＝２．８４，Ｐ＜０．０１）。上述发现显示：ＤＱＡｌ＊０１０２及＊０４０１对ＳＬＥ有遗传易感作用，而ＤＱＡｌ＊０５０１和＊０６０１有遗传抵抗作用，并提出了有关可能的单体型。     

中国胰岛素依赖性糖尿病病人（HLA－DR9）的HLA－DQB1基因顺序分析

用血清学方法研究显示中国人胰岛素依赖性糖尿病（ＩＤＤＭ）与ＨＬＡ－ＤＲ９相关。鉴于白种人中的研究显示ＩＤＤＭ与ＨＬＡ－ＤＱβ链第５７位氨基酸相关，Ａｓｐ－５７对ＩＤＤＭ呈抗性，ｎｏｎ－Ａｓｐ与ＩＤＤＭ易感性相关。我们用ＰＣＲ技术扩增了中国人中血清学ＤＲ９纯合的ＩＤＤＭ患者和正常对照的ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＢ１基因第二外显子并测定了核苷酸顺序，结果未发现ＩＤＤＭ特异ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＢ１等位基因，但发现ＩＤＤＭ病人ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＢ１５７位均为天冬氨酸。表明中国ＩＤＤＭ患者中的ＨＬＡ－ＤＱＢ１５７位天冬氨酸不一定具有保护个体抵抗ＩＤＤＭ的足够能力。ＩＤＤＭ易感性可能涉及多个基因位点的变化，另外还可能与其它遗传因素及环境因素有关。     

The HLA-DRB1*0405 haplotype is most strongly associated with IDDM in Algerians.

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in Caucasians is strongly associated with HLA-DR3-DQ2 and DR4-DQ8. In order to investigate the HLA class II associations with IDDM in Algerians, we have used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequence specific oligonucleotide analysis (SSO) to identify DQA1, DQB1, and DRB1 alleles, haplotypes and genotypes in 50 unrelated IDDM patients and 46 controls from a homogeneous population in Western Algeria. Both DRB1*0301-DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 (DR3-DQ2) and DRB1*04-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (DR4-DQ8) haplotypes were found at increased frequencies among the patients compared to controls (45% vs. 13%, RR = 5.5, Pc < 10(-5) and 37% vs. 4%, RR = 12.9, Pc < 10(-4), respectively). Among the latter, in contrast to other Caucasian populations, only DRB1*0405-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 was significantly increased in the Algerian patients (25% vs. 1% in controls, RR = 30.3, Pc < 10(-3). Accordingly, the highest risk of disease was observed in DRB1*0301-DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201/DRB1*0405-DQA1+ ++*0301-DQB1*0302 heterozygotes (34% in patients vs. 0% in controls; RR = 49; Pc < 10(-3). This observation and its comparison with DR-DQ haplotypes in other ethnic groups suggest that the DRB1*0405 allele which encodes an Asp57-negative beta chain may contribute to IDDM susceptibility in a similar way as Asp57-negative DQ beta chains.     

Multi-locus analysis of HLA class II genes in DR2-positive IDDM haplotypes in Finland

Abstract: In this study we characterized the haplotypes found in IDDM patients that normally confer resistance to the disease in order to localize the polymorphisms relevant for the protection. We studied 15 DR2-positive subjects with IDDM for their DRB1, DRB5 and DQB1 genes using RFLP, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), oligonucleotide typing, and in some specific cases direct sequencing after allele-specific PCR. In addition we analyzed 39 DR2-positive, IDDM non-associated haplotypes representing those haplotypes that are not inherited to probands and hence are present only in healthy family members. The frequency of the DRB1*1501-DRB5*0101-DQB1*0602 haplotype was slightly decreased among diabetic patients (80% vs. 92%). In addition, two unconventional haplotypes DRB1*1501-DRB5*0101-DQB1*05031 and DRB1*1501-DRB5*0101-DQB1*0502 were found in patients with IDDM while all the control ones were conventional. The sequencing of the DQB1*0602 allele present in IDDM haplotypes showed no differences when compared to the controls. These results support the primary but not absolute role of DQ in the protection against IDDM. An additional role of factors centromeric to DQB1 gene was suggested by findings based on the biallelic TaqI RFLP polymorphism of the DQA2 gene. All DR2-DQB1*0602 IDDM haplotypes were associated with the 2.1-kb fragment while in the control group the 2.1-kb and 1.9-kb fragments were evenly distributed.     

HLA class II DRB1 and DQB1 allelic polymorphism and sclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis of the breast

BACKGROUND: Sclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis is an inflammatory disorder of the breast. The pattern of inflammation, expression of HLA class II DR by breast epithelium and association with autoimmune disorders, particularly insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), together suggest an autoimmune aetiology. AIM: To test the hypothesis that susceptibility to sclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis may be linked to patient HLA class II DRB1 alleles, particularly DRB1*03 and DRB1*04, suggested by a previous small uncontrolled study. METHODS: HLA class II DRB1 and DQB1 genotypes were compared between a series of 28 sclerosing patients with lymphocytic lobulitis and 300 controls, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based typing of DNA extracted from formalin fixed, paraffin embedded biopsies. RESULTS: Results from the 28 patients (nine with IDDM) showed an increased frequency of DRB1*04 compared with controls (61% v 33%, p = 0.01), but no significant differences for other genotypes. In patients with IDDM, the frequencies of DRB1*04 (89%, p = 0.001) and DQB1*0302 (100% v 21%, p = 0.0001)--a genotype that is in linkage disequilibrium with DRB1*04--were increased compared with controls. However, in the patients without IDDM, the frequencies of DRB1*04 (50%) and DQB1*0302 (14%) were not significantly increased. CONCLUSIONS: The increased frequency of HLA DRB1*04 in sclerosing lymphocytic lobulitis appears to reflect its association with IDDM, a condition in which DRB1*04 is increased in frequency.     

Combinations of HLA DR and DQ molecules determine the susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in Koreans

The association of HLA-DRB1 and DQB1 genes with IDDM in Koreans was assessed using 115 IDDM patients and 140 nondiabetic controls. DQB1*0201 is the only DQB1 allele positively associated with IDDM while DQB1*0602, *0601 and *0301 are negatively associated. Three DRB1 alleles (DRB1*0301, DRB1*0407 and DRB1*0901) are positively associated while four DR allele groups (DRB1*15, DRB1*12, DRB1*10 and DRB1*14) are negatively associated. However, Haplotype analyses indicated that DQB1*0302, DRB1*0405 and DRB1*0401 may confer susceptibility because the DRB1*0405-DQB1*0302 and DRB1*0401-DQB1*0302 haplotypes are positively associated with the disease. The lack of association in Koreans with the DQB1*0302 allele, which appears predisposing in studies of non-Orientals, is due to its strong linkage disequilibrium (LD) with the protective DRB1*0403 and *0406 alleles, while the lack of association with DRB1*0405 is because of its strong LD with the protective DQB1*0401 allele. Nine DR/DQ genotypes confer significantly increased risk to IDDM. Seven of the nine genotypes (DR3/4s, DR1/4s, DR4s/13, DR4s/8, DR4s/7, DR9/13 and DR3/9) were also found to be at high risk to IDDM in other populations, while the two others (DR1/9 and DR9/9) are only found in Koreans. Surprisingly, DR4/4 homozygotes are not associated with high risk to IDDM in Koreans. This observation can be explained by the high frequency of protective DR4 subtypes and the protective DQ alleles (0301 and 0401) associated with the susceptible DR4 alleles. Our analyses indicate that the counterbalancing act between susceptible DRB1 and protective DQB1, and vice versa, that has already been observed in Chinese and Japanese, is the major factor responsible for the low incidence of diabetes in Koreans.     

HLA-DRB1*04 and susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus in a German/Belgian family and German case-control study. The Belgian Diabetes Registry

HLA-DR4 is a primary disease association marker in type 1 diabetes mellitus (IDDM). We therefore analyzed the transmission of 228 DR4+ haplotypes in 183 families with an IDDM proband (95 from Germany and 88 from Belgium). In a separate case-control data set, we investigated the HLA-DRB1*04 and DQ allele distribution in 245 IDDM patients and 177 controls from Germany, all DR4 positive. HLA-DRB1 *0401 and *0402 linked to DQB1 *0302 were significantly more often transmitted to patients in the studied families (81% and 89%) in contrast to DRB1 *0401-DQB1 *0301 (33%). The case-control study of HLA-DQB1 *0302+ individuals revealed -DRB1 *0405 to be more frequent in patients with IDDM and HLA-DRB1 *0403 and -DRB1 *0404 to be less frequent. HLA-DQA1 *0102-DQB1 *0602 and -DQA1 *0501-DQB1 *0301 in trans complementation with DRB1 *0401-DQB1 *0302 were also significantly less frequent in IDDM patients (P<3x 10(-7) and P<0.02). In conclusion, HLA-DRB1 *0403 and -DQB1*0301 alleles in cis as well as protective DQ haplotypes in trans, confer dominant protection against IDDM in a German / Belgian population.     

THE HLA-DRB1*0405 HAPLOTYPE IS MOST STRONGLY ASSOCIATED WITH IDDM IN ALGERIANS

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in Caucasians is strongly associated with HLA-DR3-DQ2 and DR4-DQ8. In order to investigate the HLA class II associations with IDDM in Algerians, we have used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequence specific oligonucleotide analysis (SSO) to identify DQA1, DQB1, and DRB1 alleles, haplotypes and genotypes in 50 unrelated IDDM patients and 46 controls from a homogeneous population in Western Algeria. Both DRB1*0301-DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 (DR3-DQ2) and DRB1*04-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (DR4-DQ8) haplotypes were found at increased frequencies among the patients compared to controls (45% vs. 13%, RR = 5.5, P_c < 10^-5 and 37% vs. 4%, RR = 12.9, P_c < 10^-4, respectively). Among the latter, in contrast to other Caucasian populations, only DRB1*0405-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 was significantly increased in the Algerian patients (25% vs. 1% in controls, RR = 30.3, P_c < 10^-3). Accordingly, the highest risk of disease was observed in DRB1*0301-DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201/DRB¹*0405-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 heterozygotes (34% in patients vs. 0% in controls; RR = 49; P_c < 10^-3). This observation and its comparison with DR-DQ haplotypes in other ethnic groups suggest that the DRB1*0405 allele which encodes an Asp57-negative β chain may contribute to IDDM susceptibility in a similar way as Asp57-negative DQβ chains.     

Allelic and haplotypic diversity of HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, and -DQB1 genes in the Korean population

High-resolution human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing exposes the unique patterns of HLA allele and haplotype frequencies in each population. In this study, HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1, and -DQB1 genotypes were analyzed in 485 apparently unrelated healthy Korean individuals. A total of 20 HLA-A, 43 HLA-B, 21 HLA-C, 31 HLA-DRB1, and 14 HLA-DQB1 alleles were identified. Eleven alleles (A*0201, A*1101, A*2402, A*3303, B*1501, Cw*0102, Cw*0302, Cw*0303, DQB1*0301, DQB1*0302, and DQB1*0303) were found in more than 10% of the population. In each serologic group, a maximum of three alleles were found with several exceptions (A2, B62, DR4, DR14, and DQ6). In each serologic group exhibiting multiple alleles, two major alleles were present at 62-96% (i.e. A*0201 and A*0206 comprise 85% of A2-positive alleles). Multiple-locus haplotypes estimated by the maximum likelihood method revealed 51 A-C, 43 C-B, 52 B-DRB1, 34 DRB1-DQB1, 48 A-C-B, 42 C-B-DRB1, 46 B-DRB1-DQB1, and 30 A-C-B-DRB1-DQB1 haplotypes with frequencies of more than 0.5%. In spite of their high polymorphism in B and DRB1, identification of relatively small numbers of two-locus (B-C and DRB1-DQB1) haplotypes suggested strong associations of those two loci, respectively. Five-locus haplotypes defined by high-resolution DNA typing correlated well with previously identified serology-based haplotypes in the population. The five most frequent haplotypes were: A*3303-Cw*1403-B*4403-DRB1*1302-DQB1*0604 (4.2%), A*3303-Cw*0701/6-B*4403-DRB1*0701-DQB1*0201/2 (3.0%), A*3303-Cw*0302-B*5801-DRB1*1302-DQB1*0609 (3.0%), A*2402-Cw*0702-B*0702-DRB1*0101-DQB1*0501 (2.9%), and A*3001-Cw*0602-B*1302-DRB1*0701-DQB1*0201/2 (2.7%). Several sets of allele level haplotypes that could not be discriminated by routine HLA-A, -B, and -DRB1 low-resolution typing originated from allelic diversity of A2, B61, DR4, and DR8 serologic groups. Information obtained in this study will be useful for medical and forensic applications as well as in anthropology.     

Association between autoantibody markers and subtypes of DR4 and DR4-DQ in Swedish children with insulin-dependent diabetes reveals closer association of tyrosine pyrophosphatase autoimmunity with DR4 than DQ8

Abstract: HLA DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (DQ8) and DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 (DQ2) are positively and DQA1*0102-DQB1*0602 (DQ6) negatively associated with IDDM. In DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (DQ8)-positive patients, susceptibility is also mediated by DRB1*0401. The aim of the study was to determine the association between HLA-DR4 and DQ and the presence of GAD65, ICA512, and insulin autoantibodies as well as ICA in 425 Swedish children with IDDM and 367 controls in the age group of 0–15 years. We found that ICA512 autoantibodies were associated primarily with DRB1*0401 and not with DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (DQ8). No such hierarchy could be demonstrated for insulin autoantibodies, which were associated with both DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (DQ8) and DRB1*0401. GAD65 autoantibodies, known to be closely associated with DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 (DQ2)-DRB1*0301 haplotype, also showed no preferential association with DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 (DQ8) versus DRB1*04. These results suggest that the immune response to different β-cell autoantigens may be mediated via HLA class II molecules from different loci. Design of the antigen-specific immuno-intervention trials should take into account these HLA-DR and DQ subtype associations.     

Association of HLA class I and class II alleles with susceptibility to endometriosis

Although the exact etiology of endometriosis is unclear, several lines of evidence support roles for both cell-mediated and humoral immunity in its pathogenesis. To assess the association between HLA genotypes and endometriosis, we investigated the frequencies of HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 antigens or alleles in 123 Japanese patients with endometriosis and 165 healthy women as controls. Significant positive association with endometriosis was observed for HLA-B7 (OR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.5-5.1, p(u) = 0.0022, p(c) = 0.0440) and for Cw*0702 (OR = 2.1, 95% CI = 1.2-3.3, p(u) = 0.0026, p(c) = 0.0398). An increased frequency of DRB1*0101 was observed in endometriosis patients compared with control subjects (OR = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.2-4.4, p(u) = 0.0143), but was not statistically significant after correction for multiple comparisons. Two-locus analysis indicated that the susceptibility to endometriosis was primarily associated with B7, and that the increased frequencies of Cw*0702 and DRB1*0101 in patients reflected the linkage disequilibrium between B7 and Cw*0702 and DRB1*0101. Most of the B7 antigens were encoded by the B*0702 allele, which was in complete linkage disequilibrium with A24, Cw*0702, and DRB1*0101. Therefore, our results indicated that the HLA-A24-B*0702-Cw*0702-DRB1*0101 haplotype was associated with endometriosis susceptibility. Our findings may provide an important clue to elucidating the pathogenesis of endometriosis.     

HLA-DR2-associated DRB1 and DRB5 alleles and haplotypes in Koreans

There are considerable racial differences in the distribution of HLA-DR2-associated DRB1 and DRB5 alleles and the characteristics of linkage disequilibrium between these alleles. In this study, the frequencies of DR2-associated DRB1 and DRB5 alleles and related haplotypes were analyzed in 186 DR2-positive individuals out of 800 normal Koreans registered for unrelated bone marrow donors. HLA class I antigen typing was performed by the serological method and DRB1 and DRB5 genotyping by the PCR-single strand conformational polymorphism method. Only 3 alleles were detected for DR2-associated DRB1 and DRB5 genes, respectively: DRB1(*)1501 (gene frequency 8.0%), (*)1502 (3.2%), (*)1602 (0.9%); DRB5(*)0101 (8.0%), (*)0102 (3.2%), and (*)0202 (0.9%). DRB1-DRB5 haplotype analysis showed an exclusive association between these alleles: DRB1*1501-DRB5*0101 (haplotype frequency 8.0%), DRB1(*)1502-DRB5(*)0102 (3.2%), and DRB1(*)1602-DRB5(*)0202 (0.9%). The 5 most common DR2-associated A-B-DRB1 haplotypes occurring at frequencies of > or = 0.5% were A24-B52-DRB1(*)1502 (1.8%), A2-B62-DRB1(*)1501, A2-B54-DRB1(*)1501, A26-B61-DRB1(*)1501, and A24-B51-DRB1(*)1501. The remarkable homogeneity in the haplotypic associations between DR2-associated DRB1 and DRB5 alleles in Koreans would be advantageous for organ transplantation compared with other ethnic groups showing considerable heterogeneity in the distribution of DRB1-DRB5 haplotypes.