HLA Subtypes

Question 1

A3

Answer 1

hemochromatosis

Question 2

B8

Answer 2

Addison disease, myasthenia graves, Graves disease

Don’t Be la8, Dr. Addison, or else you’ll send MY patient to the GRAVE

Question 3

B27

Answer 3

Psoriatic arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, IBD-assoc arthritis, Reactive arthritis
PAIR (seronegative arthropathies)

Question 4

DQ2/DQ8

Answer 4

celiac disease

I 8 2 much gluten @ DQ

Question 5

DR2

Answer 5

Multiple sclerosis, hay fever, SLE, Goodpasture syndrome

MULTIPLE HAY PASTURES have dirt(DR2)

Question 6

DR3

Answer 6

Diabetes mellitus type 1, SLE, Graves disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis, Addison disease
2-3, S-L-E

Question 7

DR4

Answer 7

Rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus type 1, Addison disease
there are 4 walls in a ‘rheum’

Question 8

DR5

Answer 8

Hashimoto thyroiditis

Hashimoto is an odd doctor (DR3, DR5)