HLA-DRB1 and leprosy: The association of HLA-DR2 (now DRB1*15 and DRB1*16) with susceptibility to leprosy per se has been highlighted in other studies [24,25] and in LL and TT patients, compared to healthy controls, in many populations around the world (Surinam, India, Venezuela, Egypt, Chine, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Turkey, Brazil) [reviewed in [12,26]].