The Association of HLA-DQB1 Alleles and Generalized Pustular Psoriasis / 中华皮肤科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objectives To investigate the association between HLA-DQB1 alleles and Han Chinese with generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) from Shandong. Methods The distributing frequencies of HLA-DQB1 alleles were detected with polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primers (PCR-SSP) in 38 GPP patients and 94 healthy subjects from Shandong. Results ①The frequencies of HLA-DQB1*0201 and *0603 alleles increased significantly in GPP patients compared with those of the healthy controls(Pc = 0.005 and Pc = 0.013 , respectively), and the frequency of HLA- DQB1*0604 alleles decreased (OR = 0.08, Pc = 0.039). ②There were significant association between the GPP patients with a previous history of psoriasis vulgaris and HLA-DQB1*0201 and *0603 alleles (OR = 32.31, Pc = 0.005; OR = 12.42, Pc = 0.005, respectively), and between the GPP patients without the history and HLA-DQB1*0602 alleles (OR = 5.60, Pc = 0.039). Conclusions HLA-DQB1*0201 and *0603 alleles are significantly associated with the Chinese patients with GPP in Han population from Shandong. There is a significant heterogeneity in the GPP patients with and without the history of psoriasis vulgaris.