title: Frequency of CTLA-4 gene CT60 polymorphism may not be affected by vitamin D receptor gene Bsm I polymorphism or HLA DR9 in autoimmune-related type 1 diabetes in the Japanese.
abstract: One of the CTLA-4 SNPs, +6230G>A (CT60), has recently been reported to be related to susceptibility to type 1 diabetes and autoimmune thyroid disease. We have previously reported an association between acute-onset type 1 diabetes in Japanese and the Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene Bsm I large B polymorphism, which is related to the Th1-type response. Moreover, we found a significant correlation between autoimmune-related type 1 diabetes with HLA DR9 and detection of GAD-reactive Th1 (T helper 1)-type cells. In the present article, we tried to clarify whether the frequency of one of the CTLA-4 SNPs, +6230G>A (CT60), is affected by the VDR gene Bsm I polymorphism or by HLA DR9 in Japanese type 1 diabetics. The frequency of the CT60 GG genotype did not appear to be affected by either the VDR gene Bsm I large B polymorphism or HLA DR9.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Motohashi
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oikawa
authors.forename: Toshikatsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shigihara
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D000483:Alleles; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000235:genetics*; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000235:genetics*; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; C556706:CTLA4 protein, human; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D018167:Receptors, Calcitriol