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Influence of allele lineage on the role of the insulin minisatellite in susceptibility to type 1 diabetes.
Human molecular genetics - 12 Dec 2000
Stead J D, Buard J, Todd J A, Jeffreys A J
Abstract excerpt
The insulin minisatellite or variable number of tandem repeats locus (INS VNTR) is the best candidate for the type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) susceptibility locus IDDM2. Small class I alleles associate with predisposition to T1DM, whereas large class III alleles associate with dominant protection. We have analysed variant repeat distribution within the minisatellite and combined this with flanking haplotypes to...
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