HLA-DRB1*08, DRB1*03/DRB3*0101 and DRB3*0202 are susceptibility genes for Graves’ disease in North American Caucasians, whereas DRB1*07 is protective. - Chen, Q Y; Huang, W; She, J X; Baxter, F; Volpé, R; Maclaren, N K (J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 1999)