Article
TAP1 and TAP2 transporter genes and predisposition to insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie III, Sciences de la vie - 1 Jan 1992
Caillat-Zucman S, Bertin E, Timsit J, Boitard C, Assan R, Bach J F
Abstract excerpt
Genetic control of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is mainly dependent on HLA genes in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). The participation of TAP1 and TAP2 genes, located in the MHC region and coding for antigenic peptide transporters, was investigated in 116 IDDM patients and 98 normal controls using oligotyping after DNA amplification. The TAP2-B allele had a dominant protective effect,...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Major Histocompatibility Complex
