Table 5

HLA-class II allelic frequencies significantly associated with antitopoisomerase I antibody positive Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) compared with ethnically matched normal controls using logistic regression

SSc (%)Controls (%)Model (D/R/A)p ValueOR95% CI
Caucasian
DRB1
  *04013.68.3D0.0030.350.2 to 0.7
  11016.23.8D0.032.131.1 to 4.1
  *110416.63.0D<0.00016.933.9 to 12.2
DQA1
  *050134.724.0A<0.00012.010.9 to 4.7
2.801.8 to 4.2
DQB1
  *02025.210.3D0.0060.440.2 to 0.8
  *0345.130.1A0.00043.301.8 to 6.2
1.761.1 to 2.7
  *030131.216.8D<0.00013.202.1 to 4.8
  *DQB1 26 epi72.253.8<0.00012.471.6 to 3.8
DPB1
  *130112.21.4D<0.000114.026.5 to 30.3
African-American
DRB1
  *0812.55.5D0.042.641.1 to 6.1
  *080411.33.6D0.013.421.3 to 9.0
  *1128.813.4D0.00053.551.8 to 7.2
  *110112.55.7D0.131.980.8 to 4.9
  *11048.81.9D0.0074.661.6 to 13.4
DQB1
  *030140.014.9D0.00023.901.9 to 8.1
  *DQB1 26 epi87.563.00.0033.911.5 to 10.4
Hispanic§
DRB1
  *0823.69.9D0.082.000.9 to 4.4
  *080220.88.3D0.131.910.8 to 4.3
  *110422.22.0D<0.000115.965.3 to 48.0
DQA1
  *040126.49.1D0.0083.051.4 to 6.7
  *030124.314.9D0.012.881.3 to 6.3
DQB1
  *040225.78.1D0.0033.461.6 to 7.7
  *DQB1 26 epi78.461.70.032.591.1 to 6.1
  • SSc cases (n =154) versus normal controls (n = 539) in Caucasian subjects;

  • SSc cases (n = 40) versus normal controls (n = 263) in African-American subjects;

  • § SSc cases (n = 37) versus normal controls (n = 198) in Hispanic subjects.