Research Article

The Relationship of HLA Class I and II Alleles and Haplotypes with Autism: A Case Control Study

Table 2

The HLA-DRB1* and DQB1* alleles frequencies in autistic children and controls.

HLADRAutism Controls Statistical analysis
OR (95% CI)

DRB1*01024 (5.89)5 (2.50)2.4 (0.38–10.8)0.34
DRB1*030110 (14.7)26 (13.00)1.15 (0.48–2.6)0.80
DRB1*04034 (5.89)13 (6.50)0.89 (0.23–3.1)1.00
DRB1*070110 (14.7)33 (16.50)0.87 (0.37–1.9)0.80
DRB1*11016 (8.82)7 (3.50)2.66 (0.7–9.2)0.50
DRB1*11048 (11.76)3 (1.50)8.7 (2.0–43.1)0.001
DRB1*13016 (8.82)15 (7.50)1.19 (0.3–3.4)0.90
DRB1*13024 (5.89)11 (5.50)1.07 (0.27–3.8)1.00
DRB1*15014 (5.89)11 (5.50)1.07 (0.27–3.8)1.00
DRB1*15024 (2.94)6 (3.00)0.98 (1.13–5.5)1.00
DRB1*16014 (5.89)8 (4.00)1.5 (0.36–5.7)0.70
DQB1
 DQB1*020110 (14.7)51 (25.50)0.5 (0.2–1.11)0.09
 DQB1*02028 (11.76)72 (36.00)0.24 (0.09–0.58)0.001
 DQB1*030114 (20.59)37 (18.50)1.14 (0.5–2.3)0.80
 DQB1*03024 (5.88)59 (29.50)0.14 (0.04–0.45)0.001
 DQB1*03032 (2.94)8 (4.50)0.72 (0.10–3.8)0.97
 DQB1*04022 (2.94)8 (4.50)0.72 (0.10–3.8)0.97
 DQB1*05014 (5.88)40 (20.00)0.25 (0.07–0.77)0.012
 DQB1*05024 (5.88)22 (11.00)0.5 (0.14–1.6)0.30
 DQB1*05032 (2.94)4 (2.00)1.4 (0.18–9.7)1.00
 DQB1*06012 (2.94)13 (6.50)0.4 (0.06–2.11)0.40
 DQB1*06024 (5.88)25 (12.50)0.4 (0.12–1.3)0.19
 DQB1*06038 (11.76)35 (17.50)0.6 (0.25–1.5)0.35
 DQB1*06042 (2.94)16 (8.00)0.34 (0.05–1.6)0.24

AF: allele frequency; OR: odds ratio; 95% CI: confidence interval; NS: not significant. : each individual was represented by two codominant allelic data. The bold font in table refers to significant association of alleles and haplotype with autism.