Table 1

HLA-class II allelic frequencies significantly associated with Caucasian patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) compared with Caucasian normal controls using logistic regression

SSc (%)Controls (%)Model (D/R/A)p ValueOR95% CI
 *04044.31.9D0.0032.331.3 to 4.1
 *07018.014.2A<0.00010.390.1 to 1.1
0.430.3 to 0.6
 *1113.58.2D0.00021.811.3 to 2.4
 *11047.13.0D<0.00012.481.6 to 3.9
 *150111.014.3R0.00030.220.1 to 0.5
DQA1
 *010218.121.3R0.00020.360.2 to 0.6
 *02017.614.4A<0.00010.200.1 to 0.6
0.430.3 to 0.6
 *050131.624.0A<0.00012.291.4 to 3.7
1.661.3 to 2.2
DQB1
 *02025.410.3D<0.00010.460.3 to 0.7
 *030123.016.8D0.0021.501.2 to 1.9
 *060211.514.6R0.0030.290.1 to 0.7
 *DQB1 26 epi64.453.80.00031.591.2 to 2.0
DPB1
 *13013.71.4D0.0043.181.4 to 7.3
  • SSc cases (n = 961) versus normal controls (n = 539);

  • SSc cases (n = 705) versus normal controls (n = 287) typed for HLA-DPB1.