PMID- 15784469 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050815 LR - 20181113 IS - 0198-8859 (Print) IS - 1879-1166 (Electronic) IS - 0198-8859 (Linking) VI - 66 IP - 3 DP - 2005 Mar TI - Human leukocyte antigen class I B and C loci contribute to Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) susceptibility and age at T1D onset. PG - 301-13 AB - Alleles of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes are well known to affect susceptibility to type 1 diabetes (T1D), but less is known about the contribution of HLA class I alleles to T1D susceptibility. In this study, molecular genotyping was performed at the HLA-B and HLA-C loci for 283 multiplex Caucasian families, previously typed for HLA-A and the class II loci. Allele frequencies were compared between affected siblings and affected family-based controls. Linkage disequilibrium coefficients were calculated for HLA-B-HLA-C haplotypes and for class I-lass II haplotypes. After adjustment for linkage disequilibrium, the following alleles remain associated with T1D: B*1801, B*3906, B*4403, C*0303, C*0802, and C*1601. B and C allele associations were tested for certain T1D-associated DRB1-DQB1 haplotypes, with the following results: B*3801 is protective on DRB1*0401-DQB1*0302 haplotypes, both C*0701 and C*0702 are predisposing on DRB1*0404-DQB1*0302 haplotypes, and B*3906 is predisposing on DRB1*0801-DQB1*0402 haplotypes. As with previous results for HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C are associated with age at T1D onset (mean 11.6 +/- 0.3 years). The protective allele B*4403 was associated with older age at onset (15.1 years; p < 0.04), and the predisposing alleles C*0702 and B*3906 were associated with younger age at onset (9.5 years, p < 0.001; and 7.8 years, p < 0.002, respectively). These data support a role for HLA class I alleles in susceptibility to and age at onset of T1D. FAU - Valdes, Ana M AU - Valdes AM AD - Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA 94609, USA. FAU - Erlich, Henry A AU - Erlich HA FAU - Noble, Janelle A AU - Noble JA LA - eng GR - R01 DK061722/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - R56 DK061722/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - DK46626/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - DK61722/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Hum Immunol JT - Human immunology JID - 8010936 RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class II) SB - IM MH - Age of Onset MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/epidemiology/*genetics/immunology MH - Gene Frequency MH - *Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Haplotypes MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/*genetics/immunology MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class II/genetics/immunology MH - Humans MH - Linkage Disequilibrium MH - Odds Ratio PMC - PMC4049521 MID - NIHMS572780 EDAT- 2005/03/24 09:00 MHDA- 2005/08/16 09:00 PMCR- 2014/06/09 CRDT- 2005/03/24 09:00 PHST- 2004/09/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2004/11/29 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2004/12/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2005/03/24 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/08/16 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/03/24 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/06/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0198-8859(04)00689-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.humimm.2004.12.001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hum Immunol. 2005 Mar;66(3):301-13. doi: 10.1016/j.humimm.2004.12.001.