Hi Redda,

You sound familiar. Weren't you on OBT (old BrainTalk)?

Anyhoo, I'm not sure about the connection. I have searched for papers about the connection between Sjogren's syndrome and the DQ1 genes. I have double DQ1 (see my signature). My aunt has Sjogren's syndrome and lupus. I suspect she has some DQ1 genes, but haven't shared with her this information since she's not on the internet. My nephew has Asperger's syndrome. No one in my immediate family seems interested in getting genetic testing.

See my post on this topic: http://forums.braintalk2.org/showthread.php?t=895

I would really like to know if there is a link because I'm paranoid about getting some type of autoimmune disease. I found a paper about lupus being linked to DQB1*0501 in Thai people, but since I'm not Thai (I'm Italian), I didn't know what to think of it. Also, this paper is more specific to HLA-DR types which I know nothing about in myself.

Claire