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Table 3 Distribution of HLA-DRB1 genotypes

From: Influence of HLA DRB1 alleles in the susceptibility of rheumatoid arthritis and the regulation of antibodies against citrullinated proteins and rheumatoid factor

 

RA

(n = 235)

Non-RA

(n = 173)

Controls

(n = 269)

 

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

SE/SE

33

14.0

7

4.0

15

5.6

SE/-

70

29.8

31

17.9

67

24.9

SE/DR3

15

6.4

12

6.9

16

5.9

DR3/-

21

8.9

25

14.4

23

8.6

DR3/DR3

-

-

5

2.9

2

0.7

SE/DERAA

14

6.0

11

6.3

14

5.2

DERAA/-

29

12.3

26

15.0

39

14.5

DERAA/DERAA

5

2.1

2

1.1

7

2.6

DR3/DERAA

7

3.0

7

4.0

12

4.5

No alleles (-/-)

41

17.4

47

27.1

74

27.5

  1. DERAA, HLA with DERAA-encoding alleles; DR3, HLA-DR3; Non-RA, other arthropathies; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SE, shared epitope alleles.