While the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) locus remains the most strongly associated risk factor for MG and is associated with autoantibody expression41, relevant genes, including HLA-DPB1, HLA-DQB1, HLA-DQA1, and HLA-DRA, are expressed predominantly in DCs and B cells. Here, HLA-DQB1 is linked to myasthenia gravis.