All of the Following Autoimmune Diseases Are Correctly Matched with Their

question 46

Multiple Choice

All of the following autoimmune diseases are correctly matched with their HLA disease associations except _____.

• A)HLA-B27: ankylosing spondylitis
• B)HLA-DQ2: type 1 diabetes in Africans and Asians
• C)HLA-B35: birdshot retinopathy
• D)HLA-DR4: rheumatoid arthritis
• E)HLA-DQ6: narcolepsy.

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