Research Article

Presence of DQ2.2 Associated with DQ2.5 Increases the Risk for Celiac Disease

Table 1

CD predisposing HLA-DQ frequencies in CD patients and controls and general genetic risk.

GenotypesDQB1*02 statusCD% ()Control ()CD/controlGeneral risk
1 : 100

DQ2.5/DQ2.5(β2/β2)6.33% (15)0.42% (1)0.00041 : 7
DQ2.5/DQ2.2(β2/β2)25.31% (60)2.53% (6)<0.00011 : 10
DQ2.5/DQ8(β2/x)8.86% (21)1.68% (4)0.00071 : 19
DQ2.5(β2/x) trans10.54% (25)2.11% (5)0.00021 : 20
(β2/x) cis32.91% (78)11% (26)<0.00011 : 30
DQ2.2/DQ8(β2/x)6.33% (15)2.53% (6)0.07181 : 40
DQ2.2/DQ2.2(β2/β2)0.84% (2)2.11% (5)0.44961 : 251
DQ83.8% (9)10.97% (26)0.00431 : 289
DQ2.2(β2/x)2.53% (6)13.92% (33)0.00011 : 550
DQ8/α50.42% (1)4.22% (10)0.01081 : 1005
α51.3% (3)20.25% (48)<0.00011 : 1594
Absent0.84% (2)25.31% (60)<0.00011 : 3014
α80.0% (0)2.95% (7)0.0149ND

ND: risk not determined; CD: celiac disease; β2 refers to DQB1*02; α5 refers to DQA1*05; α8 refers to DQA1*03:01; x denotes not determined allele; β2/β2 refers to DQB1*02 homozygosis; β2/x refers to DQB1*02 heterozygosis; value.