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Two Distinct MICA Gene Markers Discriminate Major Autoimmune Diabetes Types

Departments of Internal Medicine and Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences (G.G., C.T., F.S., P.B., Al.F.) and Gynecological, Obstetric, and Pediatric Sciences (Ad.F.), University of Perugia, 06126 Perugia, Italy; and Department of Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute (G.G., M.G., C.B.S.), S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Alberto Falorni, M.D., Ph.D., Immunology and Immunogenetics Laboratory, Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrine and Metabolic Sciences, Via E. Dal Pozzo, 06126 Perugia, Italy. E-mail: falorni{at}dimisem.med

Abstract

The polymorphism of the major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A gene is associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A gene 5 allele is significantly more frequent in Caucasian type 1 diabetes mellitus children than in healthy subjects, but no information is available on the association with adult-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus or with the so-called slowly progressive latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult in the same ethnic group. In this study we estimated the frequency of major histocompatibility complex class I chain- related A gene alleles and human leukocyte antigen-DRB1*03-DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 and human leukocyte antigen-DRB1*04- DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 in 195 type 1 diabetes mellitus subjects, in 80 latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult subjects, and in 158 healthy subjects from central Italy. Major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A gene 5 was significantly associated with type 1 diabetes mellitus only in the 1–25 yr age group at diagnosis, and the odds ratio of the simultaneous presence of both major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A gene 5 and human leukocyte antigen-DRB1*03- DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 and/or human leukocyte antigen-DRB1*04-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 was as high as 54 and higher than 388 when compared with double negative individuals. Adult-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus (age at diagnosis, >25 yr) and latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult were significantly associated with major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A gene 5.1, which was not significantly increased among diabetic children. Only the combination of major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A gene 5.1 and human leukocyte antigen-DRB1*03-DQA1*0501-DQB1*0201 and/or human leukocyte antigen-DRB1*04-DQA1*0301-DQB1*0302 conferred increased risk for adult-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus or for latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult. Our study provides demonstration of the existence of distinct genetic markers for childhood/young-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus and for adult-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus/latent autoimmune diabetes of the adult, namely major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A gene 5 and major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A gene 5.1, respectively.

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