The index SNP in the MHC was rs9273363 (p = 2.16 × 10−35), which has previously been shown to be associated with type 1 diabetes [30], to tag the HLA DQB1*03:02 genotype [31] and to be located in a potential enhancer region of the major type 1 diabetes gene, HLA-DQB1 [32]. The gene discussed is HLA-DQB1; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.