<prompt> Which one of the following is HLA-associated diabetes mellitus?Type I diabetes mellitusType II diabetes mellitusStress related diabetes mellitusGestational diabetes mellitus  <response>: Type 1 diabetes mellitus is also called HLA associated diabetes. Type 1 diabetes shows genetic susceptibility. Most impoant locus is the HLA gene cluster on chromosome 6p21,which according to some estimates contributes as much as 50 of the genetic susceptibility to diabetes. Ref:ROBBINS Text book of pathology 