title: Investigation of KIR gene frequencies in type 1 diabetes mellitus.
abstract: The frequency of killer immunoglobulinlike receptors (KIR) genes was examined in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients and controls from Finland. The KIR gene 2DS5 was significantly decreased in patients versus controls, but this was no longer significant after correction for the number of comparisons made.
authors.affiliation: Northern Ireland Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, City Hospital, Belfast, and University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland. derek.middleton@bll.n-i.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Middleton
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Halfpenny
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meenagh
authors.forename: Fionnula
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Jyrki
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sivula
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tuomilehto-Wolf
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D020125:Mutation, Missense / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: C490245:GEM protein, human; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins