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Relationship of type 1 diabetes to ancestral proportions and HLA DR/DQ alleles in a sample of the admixed Cuban population.
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PMID:  20569042     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Incidence of type 1 diabetes varies widely around the world, probably due to ethnic differences across populations among other factors.
AIMS: To determine whether there is an association between disease and ancestry proportions; and to control disease-HLA associations for possible confounding by admixture or population stratification.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: 100 cases and 129 controls participated in the study. Ancestry informative markers, which have considerable differences in frequency between European, West African and Native American populations were used. Type 1 diabetes associated HLA susceptibility/protection alleles were ascertained by PCR using specific primers. Statistical analyses were conducted using STRUCTURE 2.1, ADMIXMAP 3.7, SPSS 16.0 and STRAT 1.0 packages.
RESULTS: The results of logistic regression implemented in ADMIXMAP 3.7 indicated that European ancestry was associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus with an odds ratio of 5.7 corresponding to one unit change in European admixture proportion. Association was found between HLA alleles and disease, DQA1*0501, *0301 DQB1*0201 and DRB1*0301, *0401 being susceptibility alleles and DRB1*1501, DQA1*0102/3 and DQB1*0602 being protective alleles.
CONCLUSIONS: We found an association between European ancestry and type 1 diabetes in our sample, indicating the contribution of ethnicity to incidence differences. Previously reported associations of HLA DR/DQ alleles with disease are confirmed for the admixed Cuban population.
Authors:
Oscar Diaz-Horta; Alberto Cintado; Maria Elena Fernandez-De-Cossio; Marcelo Nazabal; Annia Ferrer; Juan Roca; Hamlet Camacho; Jesus Benítez; Mayte Ale; Adelaida Villarreal; Gisela Molina; Manuel Vera; Eduardo Cabrera-Rode; Lidia Novoa
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-06-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Annals of human biology     Volume:  37     ISSN:  1464-5033     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Hum. Biol.     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404024     Medline TA:  Ann Hum Biol     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  778-88     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departamento de Inmunologia y Genetica de la Diabetes, Instituto Nacional de Endocrinología, Zapata y D, Havana, Cuba. odiazor@infomed.sld.cu
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