Multiple choice

HLA-DR2 is a risk factor for which among the following diseases?

  1. Multiple sclerosis

  2. Insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes

  3. Breast cancer

  4. Lung cancer

  5. Blood cancer
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Explanation

Individuals with HLA-DR2 are more at risk of developing multiple sclerosis than those with other HLA-DR specificities. Thus a higher frequency of HLA-DR2 is found in MS patients versus the normal population.

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