title: Polymorphisms in the 5'-flanking region of the insulin gene and non-insulin-dependent diabetes.
abstract: DNA insertions in the 5'-flanking region of the insulin gene have been studied by Southern-blot-hybridization techniques using a cloned gene probe in 159 unrelated Caucasians. Subjects homozygous for a large DNA insertion at this locus were found to have a higher risk of concurrence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDD) than controls (P less than 0.01). Analysis of a single large NIDD pedigree (n = 67 in four generations; 11 diabetic subjects) showed no linkage between the size of DNA inserts and diabetes (Lod score = -5.7), suggesting a separate diabetogenic locus (or loci) in this family.
mesh_terms: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D007328:Insulin