title: Allele-specific gene probing supports the DQ molecule as a determinant of inherited susceptibility to type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Trans-racial analysis of disease associations has improved mapping of MHC-linked susceptibility to Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. In this study the contributions of the MHC class II DQA1 and DQB1 genes were investigated. Sequence-specific oligonucleotide gene probing in Type 1 diabetic and control subjects of North Indian origin supported the DQw1.18 allele of the DQB1 gene as a determinant of inherited protection against Type 1 diabetes (RR = 0.12, pc less than 0.05). The A3 allele of the DQA1 gene was positively associated with the disease, (RR = 3.6, pc less than 0.05), as was the DQw2 allele of the DQB1 gene (RR = 4.6, pc less than 0.01). Trans-racial comparison of these disease associations indicates that DQ alleles may directly determine an element of inherited susceptibility to Type 1 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mijovic
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Penny
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Barnett
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D001483:Base Sequence; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000276:immunology; D004739:England; D005787:Gene Frequency; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes
chemical_list: D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes