Clinical Study

HLA Class II Alleles Susceptibility Markers of Type 1 Diabetes Fail to Specify Phenotypes of Ketosis-Prone Diabetes in Adult Tunisian Patients

Table 2

HLA class II allele frequencies in KPD subgroups.

HLA alleleA+β− 2n = 20 N (%)A−β− 2n = 20 N (%)A+β+ 2n = 10 N (%)A−β+ 2n = 36 N (%)

Susceptibility
 DRB1*036 (30)3 (15)2 (20)6 (16.6)
 DRB1*044 (20)3 (15)3 (30)5 (13.8)
 DQB1*020112 (60)4 (20)3 (30)6 (16.6)
 DQB1*03024 (20)2 (10)3 (30)8 (22.2)

Resistance
 DRB1*111 (5)3 (15)1 (10)7 (19.4)
 DRB1*152 (10)2 (10)02 (5.5)
 DQB1*061 (5)3 (15)06 (16.6)
 DQB1*03011 (5)4 (20)4 (40)11 (30.5)