Association of Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) class II with systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) patients from western India

Our data suggest an association between HLA class II with susceptibility to SLE in the Indian population. DQB1*05 and DQA1*01 are strongly positively associated with SLE in western Indian SLE patients. DRB1*04, DRB1*11, DQB1*03 and DQA1*03 are negatively associated with SLE in western India.