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- Fawwaz, S., et al.
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No evidence of association of the PDCD1 gene with Type 1 diabetes
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Ingår i: Diabetic Medicine. - : Wiley. - 0742-3071 .- 1464-5491. ; 24:12, s. 1473-1477
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aims: To test the association between the immunoreceptor PD-1 (PDCD1) gene and Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This gene has been reported to be associated with other autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as well as T1DM. Methods: Genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the PDCD1 gene was performed using polymerase chain reaction - restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), pyrosequencing and TaqMan in two separate cohorts of Swedish patients and control subjects: a family study consisting of 184 multiplex and eight simplex families and a case-control study consisting of 586 patients and 836 control subjects. Three SNPs were genotyped: PD-1 7146, PD-1 7785 and PD-1 8738. Results: We did not detect any association or linkage between SNPs in PDCD1 and T1DM. We further performed a meta-analysis for association of PD-1 7146, PD-1 7785 and PD-1 8738 to T1DM. We detected heterogeneity in association with weak evidence for overall association. Conclusions: We conclude that PDCD1 is unlikely to be a major susceptibility gene for T1DM.
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