HLA allele associated with Graves disease is: (A) DR4, (B) B27, (C) B8, (D) DQ8
Answer is C. Disease HLA Allele Rheumatoid ahritis DR4 Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus DR3/DR4` Multiple sclerosis, Goodpasture's DR2 Systemic lupus erythematosus DR2/DR3 Ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis,inflammatory bowel disease, reactiveahritis B27 Celiac disease DQ2 or DQ8 Graves disease B8 Ref : Ananthanarayana textbook of Microbiology 9th edition Pgno : 180