TNFRSF10A and type 1 diabetes mellitus: The MHC spans approximately 4 Mb and consists of over 200 genes arranged in three subregions named class II, III and I. More than 90% of Caucasoid type 1 diabetic patients have at least one copy of the class II HLA-DR3 or DR4 allele, as compared to the 45% present in the general population and the genotype frequency of the DR3/DR4 heterozygote in T1D patients is 40% vs. 3% in controls [2].