title: T-cell receptor beta-subunit gene polymorphism and autoimmune disease.
abstract: We have investigated the distribution of genotypes of a restriction fragment length polymorphism of the T-cell receptor beta-subunit gene in Caucasoid controls and patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, and idiopathic membranous nephropathy and also in South Indian controls and diabetics. We found no significant differences between the controls and patients with any disease in either ethnic group, a result which contrasts with previous reports of associations with both insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and idiopathic membranous nephropathy. However, the most striking finding was a marked disparity between the genotype distribution in our Caucasoid control population and that previously reported by other investigators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, London Hospital Medical College, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Niven
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caffrey
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Festenstein
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hoover
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hitman
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000276:immunology; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific; D003874:Dermatitis Herpetiformis / Q000276:immunology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000276:immunology; D015433:Glomerulonephritis, Membranous / Q000276:immunology; D015803:HLA-DR3 Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000235:genetics*; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; D006113:United Kingdom; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D015803:HLA-DR3 Antigen; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D016693:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta; C024404:BglII endonuclease; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific