Abstract:
ObjectiveTo study the familial relevance of syetemic lupusery thematosus(SLE).
MethodTo avoid the confounding effects of population stratification,the independence of transmission of each parental alleles about HLA-DQA1 was tested with the HHRRmethtod for 40 neuclear families.
ResultsThe findings revealed significant association between DQA1*0102 and DQA1*0501,of which DQA1*0102 may be a risk factor and DQA1*0501 a protective one(χ
2=10.40,
P<0.001).
ConclusionAs SLE is a complex disease,the relationship of other loci including non-MHCchromso mes to SLEshould be noted according to recent reports.