Rs1061235

rs1061235(T) serves as a proxy for the HLA-A*3101 allele.

The HLA-A*3101 allele, found in about 2 - 5% of Northern Europeans, is significantly associated with carbamazepine hypersensitivity syndrome, with odds ratios above 10. The presence of this HLA allele increases the risk from 5% to 26%, whereas its absence reduces the risk from 5% to 4%.