Individually, both HLA-DRB1*13:01 (Plogistic = 0.004, OR = 0.71, 95% CI 0.56-0.90) and rs145954018del (Plogistic = 0.04, OR = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.55–0.98) showed significant protective association against non-vitiligo autoimmune diseases. Here, HLA-DRB1 is linked to vitiligo.