Of interest, higher frequencies of DRB1*04:05/*08:02 (P = 3.78X10-6, OR 6.70, 95% CI 2.89–15.54) and DRB1*04:05/*08:03 (P = 9.80X10-7, OR 4.54, 95% CI 2.47–8.35) genotypes in AIH were observed. Here, HLA-DRB1 is linked to autoimmune hepatitis.