title: Genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes.
abstract: The recent discovery of PTPN22 as a novel susceptibility gene in human type 1 diabetes and continued progress in defining genes in animal models of the disease mark a fruitful period in the field of type 1 diabetes genetics. In addition, the similarities of the genetic and functional aspects across species have been substantiated. Future genome-wide association studies will reveal more loci, each providing a piece to the genetic puzzle of autoimmune disease.
authors.affiliation: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 2XY, UK.
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wicker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics*; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000235:genetics; D053645:Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit; D008285:Major Histocompatibility Complex; D051379:Mice; D016688:Mice, Inbred NOD; D054562:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1; D054596:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000235:genetics; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; C556706:CTLA4 protein, human; C556707:Ctla4 protein, mouse; C508017:IL2RA protein, human; C508018:Il2ra protein, mouse; D007328:Insulin; D053645:Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; C516765:PTPN22 protein, human; D054562:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 1; D054596:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 22; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; C516766:Ptpn22 protein, mouse