Case of newly onset type 1 diabetes after highly active antiretroviral therapy against HIV infection

According to the allele frequency net database (http://www.allelefrequencies.net) , human leukocyte antigen DRB1*09:03 is very rare or absent in Caucasians, but this is common in Japan. [...]the difference in haplotypes associated with type 1 diabetes between Japanese and Caucasian populations has been reported, and it can be explained by the frequency of haplotypes in each ethnicity . [...]we believe that the present case report would call for attention from the clinical point of view, and that we should consider the possibility of newly‐onset type 1 diabetes when HAART is introduced against HIV infection, especially in Japanese patients.