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A polymorphism in the TCF7 gene, C883A, is associated with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes - 1 Jun 2003
Noble Janelle A, White Amy M, Lazzeroni Laura C, Valdes Ana M, Mirel Daniel B, Reynolds Rebecca, Grupe Andrew, Aud Dee, Peltz Gary, Erlich Henry A
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease with a Th1 phenotype in which insulin-producing beta-cells in the pancreas are destroyed. The T-cell-specific transcription factor TCF7 activates genes involved in immune regulation and is a candidate locus for genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes. A nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (Pro to Thr) in the TCF7 gene, C883A, was examined in samples from...
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