Illustration of HLA-DR

HLA-DR2 (DR2) of the HLA-DR serotype system, is a broad antigen serotype that is now preferentially covered by HLA-DR15 and HLA-DR16 serotype group. This serotype primarily recognizes gene products of the HLA-DRB1*15 and HLA-DRB1*16 allele groups.

Serology

DR15, DR2 and other serotype recognition of some DRB1*15 alleles
DRB1*DR15DR2DR16Sample
allele%%%size (N)
15:0176236428
15:027716676
15:038113286
15:04>501
15:05>252
15:07>501
.
DR16DR2DR15N
16:01412919703
16:02473016239
16:04>501

Disease associations

DR2 serotypes are associated with Goodpasture syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, narcolepsy, tuberculoid leprosy (multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis or leprosy), ulcerative colitis (Japanese), primary biliary cirrhosis and autoimmune hepatitis. DR2 is also found in all patients that test positive for anti-Asn-RNA-synthetase and chronic interstitial lung disease.

Genetic linkage

DR2 is linked to the HLA-DR51.