tokens: This review compiled published manuscripts that have reported a list of autoimmune diseases ( insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus , systemic lupus erythematosus , myasthenia gravis , rheumatoid arthritis , psoriasis vulgaris , and multiple sclerosis ) associated with MHC class I and class II in the populations of the Arabian Peninsula , specifically Bahrain , Kuwait , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , and Yemen .