PMID- 20931529 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110224 LR - 20101008 IS - 1003-9406 (Print) IS - 1003-9406 (Linking) VI - 27 IP - 5 DP - 2010 Oct TI - [Molecular genetics of autoimmune diabetes]. PG - 521-3 LID - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2010.05.010 [doi] AB - Autoimmune diabetes is a T cell-mediated disease characterized by the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta-cells and insulin deficiency. It is related to multiple genes. The IDDM1 locus, which lies within the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and the IDDM2 locus, which is located to the insulin gene region, are two major genetic contributors of susceptibility. Many other loci conferring susceptibility to autoimmune diabetes are being discovered, including PTPN22, CTLA4, IL2RA and IFIH1. In this article, these loci and their possible immunologic mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of this disease will be reviewed. FAU - Zha, Min AU - Zha M AD - Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China. FAU - Yang, Tao AU - Yang T FAU - Chen, Jia-wei AU - Chen JW LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - China TA - Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi JT - Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics JID - 9425197 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/*genetics/*immunology/pathology MH - Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Humans EDAT- 2010/10/12 06:00 MHDA- 2011/02/25 06:00 CRDT- 2010/10/09 06:00 PHST- 2010/10/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/10/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/02/25 06:00 [medline] AID - 940627104 [pii] AID - 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2010.05.010 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Zhonghua Yi Xue Yi Chuan Xue Za Zhi. 2010 Oct;27(5):521-3. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1003-9406.2010.05.010.