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Genetics of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults
Author(s) -
SANJEEVI C. B.,
GAMBELUNGHE G.,
FALORNI A.,
SHTAUVEREBRAMEUS A.,
KANUNGO A.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02952.x
Subject(s) - autoimmune diabetes , allele , diabetes mellitus , human leukocyte antigen , medicine , antibody , autoimmune disease , immunology , genetics , gene , biology , type 1 diabetes , endocrinology , antigen
A bstract : Slowly progressive insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), like classical IDDM, is also associated with genetic markers. HLA‐DR3 but not DR4 is associated with latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). In GAD65 antibody‐positive Finnish LADA patients, DQB1*0302 is positively associated with the disease. Alleles of the MHC class I chain‐related A (MICA) gene located centromeric to the HLA‐B gene is associated with LADA. Allele 5.1 of MICA was associated with both LADA and adult‐onset Italian IDDM patients when compared to controls. This finding was also observed in Indian and Latvian patients with LADA. These findings suggest that certain genetic markers distinguish LADA better.