title: High frequency of HLA-DQB1 non-Asp(57) alleles in Kuwaiti children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The prevalence of polymorphic amino acids at position 57 of the HLA DQB1 in Kuwaiti children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and nondiabetic controls has been determined using a polymerase chain reaction-sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) method. Using this approach, 34/55 (62%) IDDM children were found to be homozygous Ala/Ala and 19/55 (35%) were heterozygous with various combinations. Amongst the IDDM children with heterozygous genotype at codon 57 of HLA DQB1, 6/55 (11%) had Asp/Ala, 8/55 (15%) had Ala/Val, 4/55 (7%) had Ala/Ser and 1/55 had Asp/Val allelic combinations. When considered collectively, the nonaspartate (NA) alleles were represented in 87% of the IDDM cases and only 13% cases had Asp(57) allele in different heterozygous combinations, while none of the IDDM subjects had a homozygous Asp genotype. In nondiabetic controls, homozygous non-Asp (NA) alleles were represented in 44% subjects, 37% of the controls were heterozygous (NA/A) and 19% had a homozygous (A/A) genotype. These differences between the IDDM group and the control group were found to be statistically significant. Our data report one of the highest frequency of NA/NA residues at this locus compared with that from different world populations (Sardinians, Norwegians, US Caucasians, US Blacks and Chinese).
authors.affiliation: Paediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.haider@hsc.kuniv.edu.kw
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaltout
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alsaeid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Khawari
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dorman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000483:Alleles; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D003062:Codon; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007730:Kuwait; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D003062:Codon; D006683:HLA-DQ Antigens; D059866:HLA-DQ beta-Chains; C069051:HLA-DQB1 antigen