They also concluded that HLA-DQA1*03:01, HLA-DQA1*05:01, HLA-DQA1*06:01, and HLA-DQB1*03:01 are protective alleles for tuberculosis (TB), while HLA-DRB1*02, HLA-DRB1*15:01, HLA-DRB1*07, HLA-DQB1*05:02, and HLA-DQA1*01:01 are susceptible alleles for TB. Here, HLA-DQB1 is linked to tuberculosis.