Table 2.
The 18 HLA Class II alleles which occurred only in the anthrax-vaccinated veterans who did not develop GWI. Lowest percentile rank was the minimum estimated binding affinity of the allele to anthrax vaccine antigen PA across all 15-mer AA subsequences tested; values < 1 indicate high binding affinity. See text for details.
| Index | HLA Allele | Lowest Percentile Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DPB1*06:01 | 0.030 |
| 2 | DPB1*09:01 | 0.009 |
| 3 | DPB1*10:01 | 0.050 |
| 4 | DPB1*105:01 | 0.070 |
| 5 | DPB1*126:01 | 0.050 |
| 6 | DPB1*131:01 | 0.280 |
| 7 | DPB1*14:01 | 0.160 |
| 8 | DPB1*20:01 | 0.020 |
| 9 | DPB1*23:01 | 0.040 |
| 10 | DPB1*29:01 | 0.010 |
| 11 | DQB1*05:02 | 0.160 |
| 12 | DRB1*01:03 | 0.070 |
| 13 | DRB1*04:04 | 0.030 |
| 14 | DRB1*04:08 | 0.550 |
| 15 | DRB1*08:03 | 0.760 |
| 16 | DRB1*10:01 | 0.070 |
| 17 | DRB1*11:04 | 0.580 |
| 18 | DRB1*16:01 | 0.550 |