Basic information of HLA-DPA1 :

Official Symbol of Gene	HLA-DPA1
Species	Homo sapiens
Entrez Gene ID	3113
Official Full Name	major histocompatibility complex, class II, DP alpha 1
Also known as	DPA1; PLT1; HLADP; HLASB; DP(W3); DP(W4); HLA-DPA; HLA-DP1A; HLA-DPB1
Gene Type	N/A
dbXrefs	Ensembl:ENSG00000231389 MIM:142880; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4938
Map Location	6p21.32

Sample information of multiple sclerosis:

Detected Sample	CSF
Sample Detail	N/A
Detected Method	N/A
Disease	MS
Disease subtype	N/A
Population	Japanese
Sample Size	n=93

Literature information of multiple sclerosis :

Pubmed ID	9756407
Year	1998
Title	HLA-DP-associated susceptibility to the opticespinal form of multiple sclerosis in the Japanese

Results of multiple sclerosis :

Expression	N/A
Risk type	N/A
Result	Our data provide further evidence that Asian and Western type MS are distinct regarding the immunogenetic background.
Mechanism/Pathway	the frequencies of DPAl*OZO2 and DPBl*O501 alleles were significantly increased in patients with Asian type MS, as compared with findings in 92 healthy control subjects