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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-26
pubmed:abstractText
Reliable genetic and immunological markers are important in the prediction of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Since glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) is a candidate primary autoantigen, we examined the possible linkage between IDDM and the genes encoding GAD65 (GAD2, 10p11-12) and GAD67 (GAD1, 2q31) in 58 Danish IDDM affected sib pairs. The allelic inheritance of 10 polymorphic dinucleotide repeat sequences spanning the chromosomal regions of the two GAD genes, were examined by affected sib pair analysis (ASP). In addition a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was identified in the gene encoding GAD65 using the restriction enzyme PvuII. The GAD gene markers were analyzed in relation to the presence of specific HLA types and GAD autoantibodies. No evidence of linkage was found between IDDM and either of the genes encoding GAD. This was also the case when subgroups carrying specific HLA susceptibility alleles were analyzed. Nor did we observe any association between these GAD genetic markers and the presence of GAD autoantibodies. Considering the high prevalence of GAD autoantibodies in IDDM, a putative genetic association between GAD and IDDM would be expected to affect most diabetic individuals. Therefore, our data indicate that the association between GAD and IDDM is not genetically determined, and that microsatellites used in this study do not contribute to the prediction of IDDM.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0340-6717
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
177-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic markers for glutamic acid decarboxylase do not predict insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in pairs of affected siblings. The Danish Study Group of Diabetes in Childhood.
pubmed:affiliation
Hagedorn Research Institute, Gentofte, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't