HLA-DQB1 and systemic lupus erythematosus: The aim of this study was to investigate, for the first time, the association of HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1 genes among Jordanian patients diagnosed with SLE and Lupus Nephritis (LN) using the Polymerase Chain Reaction-Sequence-Specific Primer (PCR-SSP) technique.