HLA

HLA diseases are mainly due to HLA A , HLA B, HLA-DR

HLA B-27

very popular mnemonic : PAIR from first Aid

P soriasis

A nkylosing spondylitis
I nflammatory bowel disease
R eiter’s syndrome.
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HLA B-8 : Graves disease
In GRAVE yard maggots BITE (B8), So Grave is B8

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HLA-DR2 :

A person looks into his mobile and then tells to his wife : Hey MSG about Appointment to DR

HeY – Hay fever
M – Multiple Sclerosis
S – SLE
G – Goodpasture’s
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HLA-DR4 : Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects Joints and We have Four large Joints in our body like two shoulder and two hip Joints.
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HLA- DR5:

Hush Puppies : very popular footwear

Hush : Hasimoto’s Thyroiditis

Puppies : Pernicious Anemia ( P for Pentad = 5 )
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HLA -DR7

My 7th Sense says that Nephrotic Syndrome responds to Steroid

Steroid responsive Nephrotic Syndrome
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HLA- DR3-DR4

3 -4 I want More ( Diabetic patient Eats more )

Type 1 DM
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HLA -A3

Hemochromatosis

Iron has 3 positive charges (+3) and “He ” Sounds like “Ae” So A3 in Hemochromatosis .