In patients with RA, rs6457617 and rs9275406 in HLA-DQA1; rs9275406 and rs12525220 in HLA-DQB1; and rs6457620, rs615672, rs7765379, rs660895, rs13192471, rs6910071, rs9268839, rs9271348, rs3104413, rs9269234, rs9268839 and rs112112734 in HLA-DRB1 were common genetic loci [31]. The gene discussed is HLA-DQB1; the disease is rheumatoid arthritis.