title: A diallelic RFLP of the CD3-epsilon chain of the clonotypic T-lymphocyte receptor is not associated with certain autoimmune diseases.
abstract: A diallelic restriction fragment length polymorphism of the CD3-epsilon (epsilon) gene, which encodes for an invariant component of the human T-lymphocyte receptor, is observed when using genomic DNA TaqI digests probed with a CD3-epsilon chain cDNA probe. This combination shows two alleles of 9.1 kb and 8.4 kb with a frequency of 0.66 and 0.34, respectively, in the Spanish population. None of these alleles is associated with susceptibility to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) or insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM).
authors.affiliation: Hospital 12 De Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Timón
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arnaiz-Villena
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pérez-Aciego
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benmamar
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Regueiro
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics*; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000235:genetics*; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D017252:CD3 Complex; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell