Article
Polymorphism of HSP70 gene is not associated with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in Japanese.
Diabetes research and clinical practice - 1 Jan 2000
Kawaguchi Y, Ikegami H, Fukuda M, Fujioka Y, Shima K, Ogihara T
Abstract excerpt
Heat shock protein (HSP) 70 is one of the stress-induced proteins and a candidate for islet autoantigen of Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. Association of PstI-8.5 kb allele of HSP70 gene with Type 1 diabetes was previously reported in the Caucasian population. Since HSP70 gene is lo...
Topics
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Blotting, Southern
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Gene Frequency
- HLA-A Antigens
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-C Antigens
- HLA-DQ Antigens
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Heat-Shock Proteins
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Japan
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
