HLA-DQA2 and rheumatoid arthritis: Both HLA-DRB4 and HLA-DQA2 belong to class II histocompatibility antigens, which are expressed in antigen presenting cells (B lymphocytes, dendritic cells, macrophages) and are used to present antigenic peptides on the cell surface to be recognized by CD4 T-cells during inflammation, reported in the RA process in many papers [55].