The DRB1*08:02∼DQB1*03:02, DRB1*09:01∼DQB1*03:03, and DRB1*04:05∼DQB1*04:01 haplotypes, associated with increased T1D susceptibility in East Asians (Ikegami et al., 2008; Katahira et al., 2009), were rare in the current study population (Supplementary Tables S2, S4). This evidence concerns the gene HLA-DRB1 and type 1 diabetes mellitus.