For squamous cell carcinoma, the strongest risk HLA allele associations were seen with HLA-DQB1*0602 (OR = 1.52, P = 1.47 × 10−7) and HLA-DRB1*1501 (OR = 1.50, P = 2.95 × 10−7). The gene discussed is HLA-DRB1; the disease is squamous cell carcinoma.