D6S265*15 marks a DRB1*15, DQB1*0602 haplotype associated with attenuated protection from type 1 diabetes mellitus.

A M Valdes, G Thomson, J Graham, M Zarghami, B McNeney, I Kockum, A Smith, M Lathrop, A R Steenkiste, J S Dorman, J A Noble, J A Hansen, A Pugliese, Åke Lernmark, Swedish Childhood Study Group, Diabetes Incidence in Sweden Study Group, Type 1 Diabetes Component of the 13th International Histocompatibility Working Group

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Abstract

Aims/hypothesis: The HLA class II DQB1*0602 allele confers strong dominant protection against type 1 diabetes but protection is not absolute. The aim of this study was to identify markers within the HLA region that differentiate DQB1*0602 haplotypes and show different associations with disease risk.
Methods: We defined alleles at eight microsatellite markers spanning the HLA region in a case-control cohort from Sweden.
Results: We found that allele 15 at marker D6S265 (109 kb centromeric of HLA-A) was over-represented among patients carrying DRB1*15, DQB1*0602. A detailed haplotype analysis showed that DRB1*15, DQB1*0602 haplotypes carrying D6S265*15 have a ten-fold higher odds ratio (OR) than those carrying other alleles and thus confer reduced protection [OR D6S265*15=0.186 (95% CI 0.074, 0.472) vs OR D6S265*15−=0.017 (95% CI 0.005, 0.062), p<0.001].
Conclusions/interpretation: Our data support the existence of a locus that modifies the protective effect associated with DQB1*0602. Typing for allele D6S265*15 can identify a less protective DQB1*0602 haplotype, thereby allowing a more accurate prediction of type 1 diabetes risk.
Electronic Supplementary Material: Supplementary material is available for this article at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00125-005-0011-8
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2540-2543
JournalDiabetologia
Volume48
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Endocrinology and Diabetes

Free keywords

  • D6S265
  • DQB1*0602
  • HLA-DQ antigens
  • IDDM
  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus

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