Table 2

Frequency of HLA class II phenotypes

HLA
Controls
Polymyositis
Dermatomyositis


n (%)
n (%)
n (%)

DRB1
(n = 537)
(n = 115)
(n = 107)
     01
127 (23.6)
25 (21.7)
27 (25.2)
     02
145 (27.0)
23 (20.0)
19 (17.8)
     03
151 (28.1)
72 (62.6)
50 (46.7)
     04
195 (36.3)
31 (27.0)
39 (36.4)
     07
129 (24.0)
11 (9.6)
37 (34.6)
     08
37 (6.9)
5 (4.3)
2 (1.9)
     09
12 (2.2)
1 (0.9)
2 (1.9)
     10
8 (1.5)
3 (2.6)
0 (0)
     11
61 (11.4)
16 (13.9)
11 (10.3)
     12
11 (2.0)
3 (2.6)
1 (0.9)
     13
96 (17.9)
18 (15.6)
10 (9.3)
     14
30 (5.6)
5 (4.3)
5 (4.7)
     p

0.0001
0.009
DQA1
(n = 142)
(n = 110)
(n = 104)
     01
92 (64.8)
62 (56.4)
57 (54.8)
     02
33 (23.2)
10 (9.1)
36 (34.6)
     03
60 (42.3)
31 (28.2)
39 (37.5)
     04
5 (3.5)
3 (2.7)
1 (1.0)
     05
55 (38.7)
82 (74.5)
58 (55.8)
     06
2 (1.4)
2 (1.8)
0 (0)
     p

0.0001
0.02
DQB1
(n = 153)
(n = 116)
(n = 108)
     02
61 (39.9)
76 (65.5)
71 (65.7)
     03
87 (56.9)
56 (48.3)
57 (52.8)
     04
9 (5.9)
5 (4.3)
3 (2.8)
     05
42 (27.5)
35 (30.2)
32 (29.6)
     06
65 (42.5)
37 (31.9)
31 (28.7)
     p

0.02
0.008

P, global probability for disease versus controls (using genotype data). n (%), number/percentage of patients with individual phenotypes.

Chinoy et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2006 8:R13   doi:10.1186/ar1862

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