| Literature DB >> 7909987 |
Abstract
Ninety-six multiplex type I diabetic families were typed at the 5' flanking region of the insulin gene by using a PCR assay that better resolves the VNTR into multiple alleles. Affected sibling pairs shared 2, 1, and 0 VNTR alleles--identical by descent--at a frequency of .47, .45, and .08, respectively, a ratio that deviated from the expected 1:2:1 ratio (P < .001). These results confirm linkage of the chromosome 11p15.5 region with type I diabetes mellitus susceptibility.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1994 PMID: 7909987 PMCID: PMC1918272
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Hum Genet ISSN: 0002-9297 Impact factor: 11.025