Linkage Disequilibrium of HLA-SB1 with the HLA-A1, B8, DR3, SC01 and of HLA-SB4 with the HLA-A26, Bw38, Dw10, DR4, SC21 Extended Haplotypes

摘要

Homozygous typing cells from 13 normal HLA-A1, B8, Dw3, Dr3 and five normal HLA-A26, Bw38, Dw10, DR4 individuals were typed for the following markers: HLA-SB, MB, MT; complement proteins BF, C2, C4A, C4B; and GLO. Ninety-one percent of A1, B8, Dw3, Dr3 homozygous individuals (HI) tested were homozygous for BF*S, C2*C, C4A*QO, and C4B*1 (SCO1 complotype), which indictes that the SCO1 complotype is in linkage disequilibrium with the A1, B8, DR3, haplotype in randomly selected normal populations. Sixty-seven percent of HLA-A1, B8, Dw3, Dr3, SCO1 positive HI also expressed SB1; since the frequency of SB1 in random Caucasian populations is 11.2%, this finding indicates that SB1 is in linkage disequilibrium with the A1, B8, DR3, SCO extended haplotype. All HI with the A26, Bw38, Dw10, DR4 haplotype were homozygous for both SC21 and SB4, suggesting that SC21 and SB4 should be included in the A26, Bw38, Dw10, DR4 extended haplotype. On the other hand, neither of the GLO markers were found in association with either haplotype. The results of this study indicate that HLA-SB is included in some extended haplotypes and may be important in these markers for diseases such as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. This study also demonstrated an apparent influence of HLA-SB on primary mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC) responses.