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The TAF5L gene on chromosome 1q42 is associated with type 1 diabetes in Russian affected patients.
Autoimmunity - 1 Jun 2005
Chistiakov Dimitry A, Chernisheva Ana, Savost'anov Kirill V, Turakulov Rustam I, Kuraeva Tamara L, Dedov Ivan I, Nosikov Valery V
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a multifactorial autoimmune disease, with strong genetic component. Several susceptibility loci contribute to genetic predisposition to T1D. One of these loci have been mapped to chromosome 1q42 in UK and US joined affected family data sets but needs to be replicated in other populations. In this study, we evaluated sixteen microsatellites located on 1q42 for linkage with T1D in 97...
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