HLA-DRB1

major histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1

Summary

HLA-DRB1 belongs to the HLA class II beta chain paralogs. The class II molecule is a heterodimer consisting of an alpha (DRA) and a beta chain (DRB), both anchored in the membrane. It plays a central role in the immune system by presenting peptides derived from extracellular proteins. Class II molecules are expressed in antigen presenting cells. The beta chain is approximately 26-28 kDa. It is encoded by 6 exons. Exon one encodes the leader peptide; exons 2 and 3 encode the two extracellular domains; exon 4 encodes the transmembrane domain; and exon 5 encodes the cytoplasmic tail. Within the DR molecule the beta chain contains all the polymorphisms specifying the peptide binding specificities. Hundreds of DRB1 alleles have been described and some alleles have increased frequencies associated with certain diseases or conditions. For example, DRB1*1302 has been related to acute and chronic hepatitis B virus persistence. There are multiple pseudogenes of this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2020]

Known Variants97 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs69100716:32,282,854A/Gintron variant—
rs92688396:32,460,995A/Gintergenic variant—
rs349582006:32,546,934C/A——
rs92569386:32,547,194C/G——
rs1924874356:32,548,031C/T—likely benign
rs178871546:32,548,032T/G—likely benign
rs7565199996:32,548,049T/C—likely pathogenic
rs351217896:32,548,522C/G—likely benign
rs10593626:32,548,550G/Tmissense variant—
rs92697716:32,548,734T/C——
rs355394076:32,548,950C/Tintron variant—
rs343096286:32,549,331C/T—likely benign
rs7579665956:32,549,496C/T—uncertain significance
rs7079546:32,549,501A/Tmissense variant—
rs15618033896:32,549,503G/A—likely benign
rs10593516:32,549,540C/T—likely benign
rs2000780516:32,549,584C/T—likely benign
rs1486997756:32,549,592G/Amissense variant—
rs174052196:32,549,607T/C—uncertain significance
rs178820846:32,549,613G/Astop gained—
rs77457976:32,550,272A/G——
rs92698536:32,550,322A/T——
rs92699286:32,551,655A/G——
rs1840504486:32,551,844C/Aintron variant—
rs455428326:32,551,920G/A—likely benign
rs168228056:32,551,949C/G—uncertain significance
rs178847496:32,551,953C/A—likely benign
rs178795996:32,551,959C/T—likely benign
rs7807845926:32,552,014T/A—pathogenic
rs7079576:32,552,059G/T—benign
rs168228206:32,552,060A/Cmissense variant—
rs178826036:32,552,067C/Amissense variant—
rs10595726:32,552,091G/T—benign
rs11367596:32,552,131C/Tmissense variant—
rs92699556:32,552,138G/Tmissense variant—
rs92699596:32,552,144A/Gmissense variant—
rs92699656:32,552,219A/Gintron variant—
rs117532076:32,552,448A/Cintron variant—
rs92700006:32,552,740G/Aintron variant—
rs92700476:32,553,697T/G——
rs3750044836:32,553,996T/A——
rs5367352336:32,554,034T/G——
rs3747213586:32,554,048C/T——
rs5453662106:32,554,079T/C——
rs92700746:32,554,129T/Cintron variant—
rs92700946:32,554,445G/A——
rs43778126:32,554,702T/Cintron variant—
rs358629006:32,554,941C/T——
rs12897840886:32,554,966T/A——
rs345633116:32,555,051C/Tintron variant—
rs92701396:32,555,203T/G——
rs287241416:32,555,231C/Tintron variant—
rs132078096:32,555,239G/Cintron variant—
rs77419696:32,555,522T/C——
rs339410376:32,555,794T/C——
rs92701866:32,555,935A/G——
rs1122408196:32,555,962G/Cintron variant—
rs1503941546:32,556,019G/Aintron variant—
rs132115856:32,556,129C/Gintron variant—
rs287242126:32,556,601A/Gintron variant—
rs5570371626:32,556,920G/T——
rs92702706:32,557,208T/A——
rs2012789236:32,557,419C/G—likely benign
rs178797466:32,557,422C/Tmissense variant—
rs7513945706:32,557,424G/A—likely benign
rs21508226016:32,557,459C/T—uncertain significance
rs341874696:32,557,465G/A—likely benign
rs343961106:32,557,487G/A—likely benign
rs7079536:32,557,506T/Cmissense variant—
rs2011259766:32,557,510G/Asynonymous variant—
rs92703146:32,557,617G/C——
rs2011757976:32,557,621T/G——
rs168228476:32,557,879T/C——
rs1501306766:32,558,007C/Tregulatory region variant—
rs92703556:32,558,071A/Gupstream gene variant—
rs168229246:32,558,214C/Tupstream gene variant—
rs168227676:32,558,236G/A——
rs77579166:32,558,284T/Cupstream gene variant—
rs1843187236:32,558,428G/Cupstream gene variant—
rs92704026:32,558,429T/Cupstream gene variant—
rs5697267166:32,558,654G/A——
rs92704306:32,558,661C/T——
rs92704386:32,558,703G/Aupstream gene variant—
rs5360784056:32,558,888C/A——
rs5420107606:32,558,928T/A——
rs1149390966:32,558,978G/Tupstream gene variant—
rs92704756:32,559,007A/Tupstream gene variant—
rs92704876:32,559,076A/T——
rs92704936:32,559,110T/Cupstream gene variant—
rs1133995736:32,559,159C/Tupstream gene variant—
rs1132827876:32,559,257G/A——
rs1142580106:32,559,284A/Gupstream gene variant—
rs283662536:32,559,456G/A——
rs283662556:32,559,482C/Tupstream gene variant—
rs737293336:32,559,563A/Gupstream gene variant—
rs283662616:32,559,572G/T——
rs283662626:32,559,620A/Gupstream gene variant—

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.