Objective: To understand polymorphism of HLA-DRB1, DQB1 in the Hans of north China and obtain more comprehensive and accurate data on genetics at DNA level.
Methods: Polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primers (PCR-SSP) were used to determine HLA-DRB1, DQB1 alleles in 107 unrelated healthy Han individuals of north China.
Results: The authors determined 14 DRB1, 9 DQB1 alleles, which included not only the allele frequencies that corresponded to the gene frequencies of DR, DQ loci determined by other 9 cooperating labs but also the allele frequencies of DRB1*15, DRB1*16, DQB1*0301, DQB1*0302, DQB1*0303, DQB1*05, DQB1*0601, DQB1*0602, and DQB1*0604 that other serology labs did not report.
Conclusion: This study has obtained a more comprehensive and accurate data set of the normal allele frequencies and linkage disequilibrium parameters of HLA-DRB1, DQB1 in the Hans of north China, which may be of significance in the studies on population genetics and disease association.