The HLA Class II Allele DRB1*1501 Is Over-Represented in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Xue J, Gochuico BR, Alawad AS, Feghali-Bostwick CA, Noth I, Nathan SD, Rosen GD, Rosas IO, Dacic S, Ocak I, Fuhrman CR, Cuenco KT, Smith MA, Jacobs SS, Zeevi A, Morel PA, Pilewski JM, Valentine VG, Gibson KF, Kaminski N, Sciurba FC, Zhang Y, Duncan SR. The HLA Class II Allele DRB1*1501 Is Over-Represented in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e14715. PMID: 21373184, PMCID: PMC3044131, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisIPF patientsIPF subjectsAmbulatory patientsPulmonary fibrosisLung diseaseHLA-DRB1Normal subjectsEtiology of IPFHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele frequenciesManifestations of IPFAbnormal adaptive immune responsesLung transplantation recipientsHLA class IIAdaptive immune responsesU.S. medical centersHLA-DR locusNormal reference populationDistinct clinical phenotypesRefractory lung diseaseSpecific HLA-DRB1Lung transplantationTransplant recipientsTransplantation recipientsGrim prognosis