Specifically, the newly identified DQB1*02:02, previously scored as DQB1*02:01 with low resolution methods, was found in a T1D-resistant combination (motif 5, Table 2, DQA1*02:01-B1*02:02) in 78 controls and 41 patients. The gene discussed is HLA-DQA1; the disease is type 1 diabetes mellitus.