Multiple choice

On examination it was found that a boy was HLA-DR2 positive. He is at a risk of developing which of the following disease?

  1. Insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes

  2. Ankylosing spondylitis

  3. Multiple sclerosis

  4. Rheumatoid arthritis

  5. Myasthenia gravis
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C Correct answer
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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