Article
Cloning of a novel member of the low-density lipoprotein receptor family.
Gene - 17 Aug 1998
Hey P J, Twells R C, Phillips M S, Yusuke Nakagawa, Brown S D, Kawaguchi Y, Cox R, Guochun Xie, Dugan V, Hammond H, Metzker M L, Todd J A, Hess J F
Abstract excerpt
A gene encoding a novel transmembrane protein was identified by DNA sequence analysis within the insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) locus IDDM4 on chromosome 11q13. Based on its chromosomal position, this gene is a candidate for conferring susceptibility to diabetes. The gene, termed low-...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cosmids
- DNA
- DNA, Bacterial
- DNA, Complementary
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genomic Library
- Humans
- LDL-Receptor Related Proteins
