Human leukocyte antigen class I and class II alleles are associated with susceptibility and resistance in borderline leprosy patients from Southeast Brazil

Table 6 Major findings in this study compared to previous data

HLA association	B	BB	BT	BL	Reaction	Associated phenotype	Population	Reference
*A33**	-	-	Susc	-	-	Susc (L. per se)	Korea	22
*B15**	-	-	-	-	Susc	-	-	-
*B58**	-	Susc	-	-	-	-	-	-
*B40**	-	-	Prot	-	-	-	-	-
*B49**	Prot	Prot	Prot	-	-	Prot (L. per se)	Turkey	35
*B53**	-	-	Susc	Susc	-	-	-	-
*C05**	Prot	Prot	Prot	-	-	Prot (L. per se)	Brazil	37
*C12**	-	Susc	-	-	-	Susc (L. per se)	Brazil	11
*C16**	-	-	Susc	-	-	Prot (L. per se)	Brazil	11
*DRB103**	-	-	Susc	Prot	-	TT	Different populations	16,34
*DRB107**	Prot	-	-	Prot	-	Prot (MB)	India	18
*DQB102**	-	-	-	Prot	-	Prot (MB)	India and Argentina	18,38
*DQB104**	-	-	-	-	Susc	-	-	-

B: borderline, BB: mid-borderline, BT: borderline tuberculoid, BL: borderline lepromatous, TT: tuberculoid leprosy; Susc: associated with susceptibility; Prot: protective association; L. per se: leprosy per se, MB: multibacillary leprosy, PB: paucibacillary leprosy; (−): no description in the literature.

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