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The aim of this study was to analyze the association of CLL with certain HLA alleles in the Romanian population and to compare our results with previous findings. Materials and Methods. This study included 66 patients with CLL, diagnosed between 2020 and 2022, and 100 healthy controls. HLA class I and class II genes (HLA-A\/B\/C, HLA-DQA1\/DQB1\/DPA1\/DPB1, and HLA-DRB1\/3\/4\/5) were investigated using next-generation sequencing technology. Results. Several HLA alleles were strongly associated with CLL. The most important finding was that HLA-DRB1\u2217<\/a:mi><\/a:msup><\/a:math><\/jats:inline-formula>04:02:01 (p<\/c:mi>=<\/c:mo>0.001<\/c:mn><\/c:math><\/jats:inline-formula>, OR\u2009=\u20091.05) and HLA-DRB3\u2217<\/e:mi><\/e:msup><\/e:math><\/jats:inline-formula>02:01:01 (p<\/g:mi>=<\/g:mo>0.009<\/g:mn><\/g:math><\/jats:inline-formula>, OR\u2009=\u20091.03) have a predisposing role in CLL development. Moreover, we identified that HLA-A\u2217<\/i:mi><\/i:msup><\/i:math><\/jats:inline-formula>24:02:01 0.01 (p<\/k:mi>=<\/k:mo>0.01<\/k:mn><\/k:math><\/jats:inline-formula>, OR\u2009=\u20090.38), HLA-DQA1\u2217<\/m:mi><\/m:msup><\/m:math><\/jats:inline-formula>05:05:01 (p<\/o:mi>=<\/o:mo>0.01<\/o:mn><\/o:math><\/jats:inline-formula>, OR\u2009=\u20090.56), HLA-DQB1\u2217<\/q:mi><\/q:msup><\/q:math><\/jats:inline-formula>03:02:01 (p<\/s:mi>=<\/s:mo>0.03<\/s:mn><\/s:math><\/jats:inline-formula>, OR\u2009=\u20090.40), and HLA-DRB4\u2217<\/u:mi><\/u:msup><\/u:math><\/jats:inline-formula>01:03:01 (p<\/w:mi>=<\/w:mo>0.03<\/w:mn><\/w:math><\/jats:inline-formula>, OR\u2009=\u20090.54 alleles have protective roles. Correlations between HLA expression and gender showed that women had a higher expression of protective HLA alleles when compared to men. Conclusions. 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