Of all the common diseases that have a genetic component, IDDM is probably the most tractable to the experimentalist. Large numbers of nuclear multiplex families are available, which can be stored as permanent cell lines; diagnosis is relatively unambiguous; and a mouse strain, the NOD, spontaneously develops autoimmune IDDM similar to the human disorder. In addition, the resolution and accessibility of the human genome map has been revolutionized by the discovery and widespread application of the PCR, particularly the amplification of short, tandemly repeated segments of DNA called microsatellites, which display high levels of allelic polymorphism. With these reagents, the stage is set for dissection of the genetic factors that control the pathophysiology of IDDM.
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September 01 1992
A Practical Approach to Identification of Susceptibility Genes for IDDM
John A Todd;
John A Todd
Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford; and the Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
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Stephen C Bain
Stephen C Bain
Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford; and the Department of Medicine, University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to John A. Todd, Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK, 0X3 9DU.
Diabetes 1992;41(9):1029–1034
Article history
Received:
April 29 1992
Accepted:
May 14 1992
PubMed:
1499854
Citation
John A Todd, Stephen C Bain; A Practical Approach to Identification of Susceptibility Genes for IDDM. Diabetes 1 September 1992; 41 (9): 1029–1034. https://doi.org/10.2337/diab.41.9.1029
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