HLA SUBTYPE | DISEASE | MNEMONIC |
A3 | Hemochromatosis | |
B8 | Addison disease, myasthenia gravis, Graves Disease | Don’t Be late(8), Dr. Addison, or else you’ll send my patient to the grave. |
B27 | Psoriatic arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, IBD-associated arthritis, Reactive arthritis | PAIR. Also known as seronegative arthropathies. |
B51 | Behcet syndrome | |
DQ2/DQ8 | Celiac disease | I ate (8) too (2) much gluten at Dairy Queen. |
DR2 | Multiple sclerosis, hay fever, SLE, Goodpasture syndrome | Multiple hay pastures have dirt. |
DR3 | Diabetes mellitus type 1, SLE, Graves disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis, Addison disease | 2-3, S-L-E |
DR4 | Rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus type 1, Addison disease | There are 4 walls in a “rheum” (room).
Dr. Addison Bate (B8), 34 y/o (DR3, DR4) |
DR5 | Hashimoto thyroiditis | Hashimoto is an odd doctor (DR3, DR5). |